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Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

12 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

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

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 10,021 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Washington 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Women make up 59% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Bastyr University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Washington. Bastyr University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenmore.

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

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Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Eastern Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 46% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Puget Sound ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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

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Pacific Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a 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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Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. SIEAM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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

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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
California 54,872
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 12 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).

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