2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions School for You
In 2020-2021, 245,708 degrees and certificates were awarded to health professions students, making the major the most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 102 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Colleges.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named United States University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health professions students. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $5,700 per year.
The excellent programs at University of Western States helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific College of Health and Science. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pacific College San Diego are $9,826 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Heritage University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Heritage University are $18,500 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Concordia University, Irvine also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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Touro University Worldwide came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
TUW undergraduate students pay an average of $14,640 in tuition and fees each year.
West Coast University - Orange County ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Coast University - Orange County are $22,516 a year.
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Biola University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Biola are $44,382 a year.
Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
PLNU undergraduate students pay an average of $39,500 in tuition and fees each year.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSMU are $45,388 per year.
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Dominican University of California came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Rafael.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DUofC are $47,910 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, DUofC also did well on our Best Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Gonzaga University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gonzaga are $48,470 per year.
With a ranking of #13, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Whitworth University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.
Whitworth undergraduate students pay an average of $47,590 in tuition and fees each year.
Notre Dame de Namur University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the suburb of Belmont, NDNU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
NDNU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,740 in tuition and fees each year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions graduate students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 17 | Brandman University | Irvine, CA |
| 18 | West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies | Los Angeles, CA |
| 18 | George Fox University | Newberg, OR |
| 20 | Western University of Health Sciences | Pomona, CA |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 19,343 |
| Washington | 3,012 |
| Oregon | 2,459 |
| Nevada | 1,292 |
| Hawaii | 261 |
| Alaska | 67 |
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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 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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