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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$18,246 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Washington with 3,012 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Washington to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our analysis found Gonzaga University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.

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Out of the 11 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EWU are $13,379 per year.

EWU also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #3.

Full Health Professions at Eastern Washington University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WWU are $12,490 a year.

Full Health Professions at Western Washington University Report

#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.

Full Health Professions at Seattle University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

UW Seattle also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

Full Health Professions at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Seattle Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SPU graduate students pay an average of $24,273 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SPU also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #4.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Puget Sound did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Puget Sound are $36,047 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Puget Sound is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in Washington.

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Pacific Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

PLU graduate students pay an average of $29,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Pacific Lutheran University Report

Antioch University - Seattle landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Seattle, Antioch University - Seattle 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 Antioch University - Seattle are $18,459 a year.

Full Health Professions at Antioch University - Seattle Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 19,343
Oregon 2,459
Nevada 1,292
Hawaii 261
Alaska 67

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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