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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$33,161 Avg Salary
$14,056 Avg Student Debt

With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Saddleback College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Saddleback College is a large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

Women make up 79% of the health science majors at the school.

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#2

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 94% of the health science majors at the school.

Health Science majors at Charter College take out an average of $23,156 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa Pacific's University College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Dimas.

Women make up 90% of the health science majors at the school.

On average, health science graduates from Azusa Pacific's University College take out $35,905 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carrington College, Sacramento is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. Carrington College, Sacramento is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

Women make up 97% of the health science majors at the school.

Health Science majors at Carrington College, Sacramento take out an average of $18,414 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Carrington College, Spokane is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. Carrington College, Spokane is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

About 90% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 10% are male.

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American College of Healthcare Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their online associate degree. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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Explore the most popular online health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 350
California 5,947
Washington 394
Nevada 432
Alaska 1

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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 7 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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