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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in Washington with 3,012 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Washington 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Women make up 63% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Bastyr University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Washington. Located in the suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#5

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Out of the 12 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Eastern Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

Women make up 46% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Puget Sound 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. Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Health Professions at Pacific Lutheran University Report

Seattle 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#10

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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
California 19,343
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 12 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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