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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California

15 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in California to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular online school in California for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 91 students majoring in health professions at CSUN, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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

Full Health Professions at Brandman University Report

#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand online graduate certificate 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 large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 92% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University - Orange County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

Of the 23 students majoring in health professions at West Coast University - Orange County, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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California State University - San Marcos 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in health professions at CSUSM, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in health professions at USC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Samuel Merritt University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges 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 15 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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