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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

21 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at American College of Healthcare Sciences 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, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 40 students majoring in health professions at National University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 21 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in health professions at Brandman, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in health professions at Northcentral University, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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West Coast University - Orange County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

About 70% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 30% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 58% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 112 students majoring in health professions at SDSU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Oregon Health & Science University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Explore the most popular online 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 21 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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