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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in California

18 Colleges
$49,039 Avg Salary
$16,555 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online degree in California. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The excellent online 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 city of Irvine.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for health professions students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in California 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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West Coast University - Orange County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best 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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California State University - San Marcos ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Fresno ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 18 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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