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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in California

21 Colleges
$54,657 Avg Salary
$21,071 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Western University of Health Sciences the most popular school in California for allied health professions students. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chapman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in California list. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Pacific. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in California list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular allied health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Touro University California ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in California list. Located in the city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Samuel Merritt University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools in California ranking. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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With a ranking of #10, Marshall B Ketchum University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools 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 21 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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