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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Washington 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the most popular school in Washington for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - Seattle landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Antioch University - Seattle is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means City University of Seattle is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. CityU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 21 students majoring in health professions at CityU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#5

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Out of the 9 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

Of the 10 students majoring in health professions at Heritage University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

Bastyr University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 8 students majoring in health professions at Seattle U, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Central Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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Pacific Lutheran University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools 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 9 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).

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