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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Washington to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 576 students majoring in health professions at UW Seattle, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

Of the 101 students majoring in health professions at EWU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - Seattle. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Antioch University - Seattle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 96 students majoring in health professions at Antioch University - Seattle, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#5

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

Out of the 22 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Bastyr University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Puget Sound ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Pacific Lutheran University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in health professions at Wazzu, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% 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 22 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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