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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

19 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health professions undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Mateo.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great place for health professions students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Charter College is a great place for health professions students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carrington College, Sacramento. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, Carrington College, Sacramento is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 563 students majoring in health professions at Carrington College, Sacramento, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Out of the 19 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Healthcare Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 62 students majoring in health professions at American College of Healthcare Sciences, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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Great Basin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the town of Elko.

Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

National Career College

Panorama City, CA

National Career College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. National Career College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Panorama City.

Of the 137 students majoring in health professions at National Career College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#8

Umpqua Community College

Roseburg, OR

Umpqua Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Roseburg, Umpqua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 73% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Alaska Southeast did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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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 19 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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