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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$95,097 Avg Salary

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

With 82,308 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, allied health professions is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the allied health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 54% of the allied health majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western University of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#3

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pacific University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#4

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Touro University Nevada helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Henderson.

About 65% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 35% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the allied health majors at the school.

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University of the Pacific ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 76% of the allied health majors at the school.

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California Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at California Baptist University Report

Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

About 61% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Allied Health Professions at Southern California University of Health Sciences Report

#10

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

Of the 45 students majoring in allied health at Loma Linda University, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Full Allied Health Professions at Loma Linda University Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best allied health professions colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 615
California 4,117
Washington 711
Nevada 313
Hawaii 49
Alaska 38

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

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 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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