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

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

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 711 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 54% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 46% are male.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Heritage University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Washington. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

Women make up 67% of the allied health majors at the school.

Full Allied Health Professions at Eastern Washington University Report

#3

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitworth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane.

Women make up 67% of the allied health majors at the school.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Whitworth University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Allied Health Professions at Washington State University Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 615
California 4,117
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 5 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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