2023 Best Value Chiropractic Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Chiropractic School for You
Chiropractic is the #20 most popular major in the country with 2,658 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Chiropractic Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for chiropractic students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Chiropractic
Our analysis found University of Western States to be the best value school for chiropractic students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Southern California University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chiropractic schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCU are $11,993 per year.
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The excellent programs at Life Chiropractic College West helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chiropractic schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Life West is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest Chiropractic Colleges by State
Explore the best chiropractic colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 158 |
California | 220 |
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Majors Related to Chiropractic
Chiropractic is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Chiropractic Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chiropractic | 2,658 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Chiropractic
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Michael Dorausch.
More about our data sources and methodologies.