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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

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 Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 179 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named West Coast University - Orange County the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at West Coast University - Orange County Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Health Professions at California State University - Northridge Report

#5

West Coast University - Los Angeles

North Hollywood, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of North Hollywood, West Coast University - Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 778 students majoring in health professions at West Coast University - Los Angeles, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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West Coast University - Ontario landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Ontario, West Coast University - Ontario is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Of the 692 students majoring in health professions at CSULB, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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California State University - East Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of Nevada - Reno Report

University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 582 students majoring in health professions at UW Seattle, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Azusa Pacific University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#15

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at National University Report

#16

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#17

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

With a ranking of #17, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Samuel Merritt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

Of the 430 students majoring in health professions at CSUDH, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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With a ranking of #20, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#21

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Of the 405 students majoring in health professions at Loma Linda University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#22

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #23, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Washington State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Of the 387 students majoring in health professions at Wazzu, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#25

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

Nevada State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. NSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
27 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
28 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
29 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
30 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR
31 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
32 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
33 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
34 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
35 Roseman University of Health Sciences Henderson, NV

Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges 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

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 25 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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