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2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California

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

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 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Saddleback College the most popular online school in California 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.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Saddleback College Report

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific's University College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of San Dimas.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, health science majors at Azusa Pacific's University College accumulate an average of around $35,905 in student debt.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Sacramento landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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.

After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Carrington College, Sacramento carry an average student debtload of $18,414.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Carrington College, Sacramento

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great place 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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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 350
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 4 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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