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

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate.

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . SDSU is a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in health professions at CSULB, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the 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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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Francisco State 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 . SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington State 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 distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#7

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, KGI is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in health professions at KGI, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, American College of Healthcare Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large 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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With a ranking of #10, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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

Full Health Professions at Oregon Health & Science University Report

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of California - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
12 Biola University La Mirada, CA
12 Antioch University - Seattle Seattle, WA

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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