2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our 2023 rankings named California State University - San Marcos the best school in the Far Western US Region for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
CSUSM 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 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
USC 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 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 34 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keck Graduate Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,498 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since KGI does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 4% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 34 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heritage University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $24,916 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Heritage University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 5% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Biola does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at National University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California State University - Long Beach ranked #7 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,477 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that CSULB does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.
One thing to take note of is that CSUDH does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,447 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Seattle U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since USFCA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
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. In fact, around 56% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that CSUN does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,850 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Berkeley. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
San Diego State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at SDSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Oregon State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Oregon State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 43% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
San Francisco State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SFSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
Wazzu 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 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #19, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,015 in student loans.
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 #20, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Since the graduate programs at Brandman are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Holy Names University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,972 in student loans.
Since the graduate programs at HNU are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #22 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UAA. 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.
With a ranking of #23, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that Cal State LA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UNR does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Phoenix - California ranked #25 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at UOPX - California, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
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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