2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 115 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named United States University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $5,650 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Western States. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Western States Chiropractic College are $9,816 a year.
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Out of the 115 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Heritage University are $9,872 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 per 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Read full report on Health Professions at Concordia University, Irvine
Out of the 115 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Worldwide landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TUW are $9,000 a year.
With a ranking of #6, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
West Coast University - Orange County graduate students pay an average of $10,989 in tuition and fees each year.
Biola University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Mirada.
Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, Vanguard University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Vanguard graduate students pay an average of $12,376 in tuition and fees each year.
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Dominican University of California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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 graduate students at DUofC are $16,569 a year.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 a year.
With a ranking of #11, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 a year.
Gonzaga University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gonzaga also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Read full report on Health Professions at Gonzaga University
Notre Dame de Namur University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Belmont, NDNU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NDNU are $15,894 a year.
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Whitworth University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spokane.
Whitworth graduate students pay an average of $12,456 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Health Professions at Whitworth University
With a ranking of #15, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUMB are $18,156 a year.
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Western University of Health Sciences ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Western University of Health Sciences are $22,709 a year.
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West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies are $30,054 a year.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Nevada State College | Henderson, NV |
| 19 | University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences | San Marcos, CA |
| 20 | Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena, CA |
| 21 | Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA |
| 22 | California State University - Stanislaus | Turlock, CA |
| 23 | Brandman University | Irvine, CA |
| 23 | Fresno Pacific University | Fresno, CA |
Best Health Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best health professions colleges 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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