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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

38 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate 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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Our analysis found Charter College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Washington. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Renton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the medium-sized city of Renton, PMI Renton is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carrington College, Spokane is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Carrington College, Spokane is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 188 students majoring in health professions at Carrington College, Spokane, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Health Professions at Carrington College, Spokane Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Pima Medical Institute - Seattle helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, PMI Seattle is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 38 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Renton Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Clover Park Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Spokane Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Spokane Community College Report

#8

Seattle Central College

Seattle, WA

Seattle Central College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Seattle Central is a small public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 76% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

Women make up 98% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Bellevue College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. BC is a large public school located in the city of Bellevue.

Of the 46 students majoring in health professions at BC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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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 26 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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