2023 Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 88 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Best Value Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our 2023 rankings named United States University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. USU is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 402 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USU graduate students pay an average of $5,650 in tuition and fees each year.
Since the graduate programs at USU are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Out of the 88 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Heritage University landed the # 2 spot on the list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Toppenish, Washington, and it awarded 30 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Heritage University are $9,872 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Heritage University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 5% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Heritage University also is in the top 20% of our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, Concordia University, Irvine is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Alamitos, California. It awarded 184 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
TUW graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, TUW is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in the Far Western US Region . Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 24 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.
Biola 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 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Vanguard University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 20 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanguard are $12,376 per year.
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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Dominican University of California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Rafael, California. It awarded 77 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DUofC graduate students pay an average of $16,569 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DUofC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
DUofC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSMU. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since PLNU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 134 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Gonzaga. 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.
Gonzaga excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Whitworth University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Whitworth are $12,456 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Whitworth. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Notre Dame de Namur University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Belmont, California, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
NDNU graduate students pay an average of $15,894 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NDNU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its great value ranking, NDNU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seaside, California, the medium-sized public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUMB are $18,156 per year.
CSUMB 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 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
CSUMB excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Nevada State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Henderson, Nevada, the medium-sized public school handed out 2 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NSC are $18,255 a year.
NSC 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 30% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NSC also did well on our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Azusa Pacific is located in Azusa, California and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 176 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, Azusa Pacific is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
California State University - Stanislaus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Turlock, California, and it awarded 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stan State are $18,582 per year.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Stan State also is in the top 20% of our Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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Brandman University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 159 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Brandman. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Fresno Pacific University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 47 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno Pacific are $15,060 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Fresno Pacific, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 11% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Saint Martin’s University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. Lacey, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Saint Martin’s does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Bushnell University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Eugene, Oregon, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bushnell University are $17,860 per year.
Since the graduate programs at Bushnell University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of Phoenix - California landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree healthcare programs. UOPX - California is a private for-profit institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 142 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - California are $16,188 per year.
UOPX - California does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Sonoma State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SSU are $18,926 per year.
SSU 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #23, California State University - Chico did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 29 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Chico State are $18,802 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Chico State. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, George Fox University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. George Fox University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Newberg, Oregon that handed out 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GFU are $14,293 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GFU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
San Jose State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. This large public school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 129 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.
San Jose State 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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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