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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

22 Colleges
$15,662 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health sciences and services students earned 5,947 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the health science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in California for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#1

United States University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found United States University to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $5,700 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Channel Islands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUCI are $6,817 per year. Health Science majors at CSUCI take out an average of $18,016 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $196, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUDH are $7,060 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $6,653 per year.

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California State University - East Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Cal State East Bay carry an average student debtload of $18,688. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $145.

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With a ranking of #7, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year. On average, health science graduates from Sac State take out $16,507 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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California State University - Stanislaus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stan State are $7,644 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Stan State carry an average student debtload of $19,121.

Stan State also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#10

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year. On average, health science graduates from SFSU take out $17,978 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $181, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 350
Washington 394
Nevada 432
Alaska 1

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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