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

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$24,596 Avg Salary
$11,499 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate 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 undergraduate 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 undergraduate 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 Pacific College of Health and Science the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pasadena City College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Women make up 60% of the health science majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Pasadena City College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Truckee Meadows Community College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the health science majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Truckee Meadows Community College

#4

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bakersfield College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Bakersfield College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mt. Hood Community College is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their undergraduate certificate. MHCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Mt. Hood Community College Report

#6

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA

West Los Angeles College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Culver City, West LA College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at West Los Angeles College Report

#6

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health sciences and services programs. MiraCosta College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Oceanside.

Full Health Sciences & Services at MiraCosta College Report

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 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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