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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

42 Colleges
$34,253 Avg Salary
$29,079 Avg Student Debt

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

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.

The Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - East Bay the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Women make up 80% of the health science majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Cal State East Bay take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,688. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $145, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

Of the 381 students majoring in health science at UNR, 27% are male and 73% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at UNR accumulate an average of around $20,567 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $333.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Channel Islands landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the health science majors at the school.

Health Science majors at CSUCI take out an average of $18,016 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $196.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 72% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 28% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Portland State University carry an average student debt load of $25,266.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 164 students majoring in health science at Cal State Fullerton, 25% are male and 75% are female.

On average, health science graduates from Cal State Fullerton take out $16,858 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $209, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

Of the 154 students majoring in health science at CSUSB, 21% are male and 79% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, health science majors at CSUSB accumulate an average of around $17,923 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 77% of the health science majors at the school.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health sciences and services programs. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 25% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from UW Bothell carry an average student debt load of $14,885.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

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

Of the 132 students majoring in health science at Fresno State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 25 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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