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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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

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 Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 106 schools in California 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.

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found West Coast University - Orange County to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 1,068 students majoring in health professions at West Coast University - Orange County, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 992 students majoring in health professions at Cal State Fullerton, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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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 California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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

Full Health Professions at California State University - Northridge Report

#5

West Coast University - Los Angeles

North Hollywood, CA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at West Coast University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in California. West Coast University - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of North Hollywood.

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

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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. West Coast University - Ontario is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ontario.

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

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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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. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Of the 615 students majoring in health professions at Cal State East Bay, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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With a ranking of #11, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Of the 557 students majoring in health professions at Sac State, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Azusa Pacific University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#13

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #13, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 530 students majoring in health professions at National University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#14

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #14, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 514 students majoring in health professions at SDSU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#15

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 California award.

Rank College Location
16 Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA
17 California State University - Dominguez Hills Carson, CA
18 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
19 Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
20 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
21 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA

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

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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