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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

About 62% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Report

#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 113 students majoring in health professions at Brandman, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#3

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

Of the 207 students majoring in health professions at Touro University Nevada, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Of the 207 students majoring in health professions at UNLV, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 76% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 24% are male.

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California State University - Fresno came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 9 students majoring in health professions at PLNU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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California Intercontinental University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. California Intercontinental University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Hawaii Pacific University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in health professions at Hawaii Pacific University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Health Professions at Hawaii Pacific University Report

University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.

Full Health Professions at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

Explore the most popular online health professions schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 54,872
Washington 10,021
Oregon 5,865
Hawaii 1,126
Nevada 4,207
Alaska 578

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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