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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California

19 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Western University of Health Sciences to be the most popular 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 suburb of Pomona.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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

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#3

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of the Pacific helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in California. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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

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Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#7

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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Touro University California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Vallejo, TUC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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Samuel Merritt 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 #9 on the list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.

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

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Marshall B Ketchum 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. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 19 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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