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2023 Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

88 Schools Ranked

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 Master'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. This report analyzed 88 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
$55,011 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

Stanford does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
$14,160 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in the Far Western US Region .

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Berkeley. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
$16,569 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Dominican University of California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in the Far Western US Region .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DUofC. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington

Out of the 88 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puget Sound landed the # 4 spot on the list.

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#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
$61,396 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USC. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
$50,638 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of the Pacific did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Pacific. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 1% took at least some of their classes online.

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$8,652 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CSUMB. 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.

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#8

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
$23,532 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Redlands did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

Since the graduate programs at University of Redlands are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#9

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
$36,169 Average Tuition & Fees

Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

Pacific does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#10

Nevada State College

Henderson, Nevada
$4,890 Average Tuition & Fees

Nevada State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.

One thing to take note of is that NSC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 30% took at least some of their classes online.

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#11

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
$14,878 Average Tuition & Fees

Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.

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.

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#12

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, California

Notre Dame de Namur University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NDNU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#13

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
$13,036 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Los Angeles came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

One thing to take note of is that UCLA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$17,754 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #14, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW Seattle. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.

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#15

Heritage University

Toppenish, Washington
$9,872 Average Tuition & Fees

Heritage University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Heritage University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 5% took at least some of their classes online.

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$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Stanislaus landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

Online graduate courses are available at Stan 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 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#17

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
$19,922 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Loyola Marymount. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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$17,874 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW Tacoma does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 4% took at least some of their classes online.

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#19

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
$28,410 Average Tuition & Fees

University of San Diego came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USD. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.

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#20

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
$27,250 Average Tuition & Fees

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at USFCA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#21

University of California - Davis

Davis, California
$13,608 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Davis ranked #21 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UC Davis. 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.

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$12,376 Average Tuition & Fees

Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.

Vanguard 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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#23

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
$13,099 Average Tuition & Fees

Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#24

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, California
$9,422 Average Tuition & Fees

Sonoma State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Online graduate courses are available at SSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#25

Biola University

La Mirada, California

Biola University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Biola. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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