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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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 Health Professions Doctor's Degree 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. Our analysis looked at 90 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 63% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 37% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - San Francisco is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 610 students majoring in health professions at UCSF, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#5

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 550 students majoring in health professions at Loma Linda University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Pacific College of Health and Science landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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University of the Pacific did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

About 63% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 37% are male.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Western University of Health Sciences landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#10

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.

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

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Roseman University of Health Sciences came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Henderson, Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Washington State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Oregon Health & Science University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 271 students majoring in health professions at OHSU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Health Professions students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
14 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
15 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
16 Chapman University Orange, CA
17 University of Western States Portland, OR
18 Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, 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

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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