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Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the health science graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Healthcare Sciences the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in health science at American College of Healthcare Sciences, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Full Health Sciences & Services at San Francisco State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Full Health Sciences & Services at California State University - Fresno Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - San Marcos is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their graduate certificate. CSUSM is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

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Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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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