2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found California State University - Northridge to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 91 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Healthcare Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, the small private for-profit school handed out 67 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, American College of Healthcare Sciences is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Around 48% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in San Diego, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 26 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Northcentral University accumulate an average of $22,015 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Northcentral University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Irvine, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 26 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Brandman are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
West Coast University - Orange County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Anaheim, California, the small private for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out West Coast University - Orange County. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #7, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. California State University - San Marcos is a fairly large public school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
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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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 102 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Oregon Health & Science University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Portland, Oregon, the small public school handed out 63 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Western States came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Samuel Merritt University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Oakland, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large public school located in Carson, California that handed out 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #13, Touro University Nevada did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Henderson, Nevada, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Touro University Nevada is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Central Washington University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 47% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, United States University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. United States University is a small private for-profit school located in San Diego, California that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out USU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
California Intercontinental University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Since the graduate programs at California Intercontinental 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 St. Augustine for Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list.
USAHS is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Southern California University of Health Sciences ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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