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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

Health Professions is the most popular major in California with 19,343 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences the most popular online school in California for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

About 62% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 113 students majoring in health professions at Brandman, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in California. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 76% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Point Loma Nazarene University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 9 students majoring in health professions at PLNU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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California Intercontinental University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. California Intercontinental University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#7

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

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West Coast University - Orange County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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).

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