2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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 .
Most Popular Far Western US Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Health Sciences & Services
Our analysis found Pacific College of Health and Science to be the most popular school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit school 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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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 very large public school located in the city of Pasadena.
Women make up 60% of the health science majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truckee Meadows Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 67% of the health science majors at the school.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bakersfield College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Mt. Hood Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences and services schools in the Far Western US Region . MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gresham.
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West Los Angeles College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health sciences and services programs. Located in the suburb of Culver City, West LA College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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MiraCosta 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. MiraCosta College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Oceanside.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Oregon | 350 |
California | 5,947 |
Washington | 394 |
Nevada | 432 |
Alaska | 1 |
Health Sciences & Services Related Majors
Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Health Science Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.