2023 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Healthcare Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Stanford. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Puget Sound is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
USC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at PLNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 53 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCLA. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of the Pacific came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Pacific. In fact, around 1% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Gonzaga University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gonzaga. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
UNLV does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, University of Portland did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, University of Portland is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Pacific does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of San Francisco came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USFCA. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
MSMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UC Davis does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #14, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Oregon State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Northcentral University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #16, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at EWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Seattle University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Seattle U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #18, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at San Jose State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Azusa Pacific University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Azusa Pacific is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Notre Dame de Namur University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NDNU. In 2019-2020 about 25% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
George Fox University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GFU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
UW Seattle does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 7% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at UAA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
California State University - Sacramento landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Sac State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Brandman University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Brandman is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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