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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 94 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for health professions students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University - Orange County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in California. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 450 students majoring in health professions at USAHS, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#4

United States University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 383 students majoring in health professions at UCLA, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 344 students majoring in health professions at Loma Linda University, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Samuel Merritt University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oakland.

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

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University of California - San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of California - San Francisco Report

With a ranking of #11, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. CDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Angeles.

Of the 262 students majoring in health professions at CDU, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#12

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 257 students majoring in health professions at National University, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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With a ranking of #13, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at University of California - Berkeley Report

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

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Health Professions at California State University - Northridge Report

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 Master's Degree Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
15 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
16 Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA
17 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
18 California State University - Dominguez Hills Carson, 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

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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