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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 54,872 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

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 California. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Of the 43 students majoring in health professions at Fresno State, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Point Loma Nazarene University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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California Intercontinental University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 60% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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West Coast University - Orange County 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. Located in the city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

With a ranking of #7, Touro University Worldwide did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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