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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$29,093 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 659 degrees and certificates were awarded to allied health professions students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #38 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Monterey Bay the best value school in California for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Seaside.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUMB are $8,652 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at California State University - Monterey Bay Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.

Western University of Health Sciences graduate students pay an average of $22,709 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Western University of Health Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University of California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of San Rafael.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DUofC are $16,569 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Dominican University of California Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Azusa Pacific University Report

With a ranking of #6, Touro University California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TUC are $31,020 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Touro University California Report

Marshall B Ketchum University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MBKU are $38,408 a year.

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loma Linda University are $31,058 a year.

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Fresno Pacific University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno Pacific are $15,060 per year.

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#10

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

With a ranking of #10, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

ULV graduate students pay an average of $14,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 143
Oregon 169
Nevada 92
Hawaii 8

One of 29 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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