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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs 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 California.

Our 2023 rankings named Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts the most popular online school in California for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Mateo, Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 941 students majoring in health professions at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

Of the 379 students majoring in health professions at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Health Professions at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Report

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

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#4

National Career College

Panorama City, CA

The in-demand online undergraduate certificate programs at National Career College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. Located in the large city of Panorama City, National Career College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Antelope Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAV is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#6

Fremont College

Cerritos, CA

Fremont College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Fremont College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cerritos.

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

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#7

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara City College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate health professions programs. SBCC is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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

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#8

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica 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 #8 on the list. SMC is a very large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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#8

Merced College

Merced, CA

Merced College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Merced Community College District is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

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

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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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