2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 60 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California
Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 60 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Out of the 60 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 610 students majoring in health professions at UCSF, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loma Linda University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 550 students majoring in health professions at Loma Linda University, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pacific College of Health and Science is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit college with a small 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 the Pacific ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.
About 63% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 37% are male.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Western University of Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.
About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.
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University of California - San Diego landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, Chapman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.
About 57% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Marshall B Ketchum University | Fullerton, CA |
| 12 | Life Chiropractic College West | Hayward, CA |
Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges 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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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.