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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$95,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 4,117 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Western University of Health Sciences to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall B Ketchum University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Samuel Merritt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in California. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Touro University California is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of the Pacific landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree allied health professions programs. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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Dominican University of California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of San Rafael.

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California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #9 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Seaside.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 615
Washington 711
Nevada 313
Hawaii 49
Alaska 38

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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