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

14 Colleges
$38,093 Avg Salary
$22,816 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online 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 .

#1

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Our analysis found Saddleback College to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Saddleback College is a large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American College of Healthcare Sciences. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, health science graduates from American College of Healthcare Sciences take out $13,721 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific's University College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Dimas.

Health Science majors at Azusa Pacific's University College take out an average of $35,132 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charter College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Charter College accumulate an average of around $21,333 in student debt.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Sacramento landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carrington College, Sacramento is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Carrington College, Sacramento take out is $17,264.

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Carrington College, Spokane came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Carrington College, Spokane is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Carrington College, Spokane take out is $20,639.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Coos Bay, SWOCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at National University take out is $35,938.

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#10

Rogue Community College

Grants Pass, OR

Rogue Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the rural area of Grants Pass, Rogue Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online health sciences and services colleges 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 14 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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