Insufficient Data for Far Western US
Sadly , we do not have enough info to create a ranking of the best schools for health professions in the Far Western US Region . This is usually due to there not being enough schools in the Far Western US Region that both offer health professions and provided enough information for us to do a detailed analysis.
As an alternative, take a look at at some of our other Health Professions rankings below or check out our overall Most Popular Schools for Health Professions ranking.
Health Professions Majors to Study
| Major |
Annual Graduates |
| Nursing |
319,502 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services |
88,600 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants |
85,339 |
| Allied Health Professions |
83,905 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services |
83,587 |
| Public Health |
41,651 |
| Health Sciences & Services |
36,762 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions |
30,594 |
| Mental & Social Health Services |
30,331 |
| Medicine |
29,089 |
| Dental Support Services |
26,024 |
| Communication Sciences |
23,558 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences |
19,400 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science |
18,884 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services |
10,622 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs |
9,605 |
| Other Health Professions |
7,676 |
| Dentistry |
6,771 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services |
6,113 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics |
4,980 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems |
3,434 |
| Chiropractic |
2,881 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics |
2,163 |
| Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies |
1,818 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences |
1,796 |
| Optometry |
1,746 |
| Medical Science |
1,051 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services |
817 |
| Movement & Mind-Body Therapies |
452 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services |
140 |
| Energy & Biologically Based Therapies |
89 |
Notes and References
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.