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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

9 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - Seattle landed the # 2 spot on the list. Antioch University - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at City University of Seattle helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in health professions at CityU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#5

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Out of the 9 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in health professions at Heritage University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

With a ranking of #6, Bastyr University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kenmore.

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

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Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in health professions at Seattle U, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Central Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
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 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).

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