2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Washington
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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Washington
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 576 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
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. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Located in Spokane, Washington, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 134 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Gonzaga does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large public school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 101 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
EWU 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, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Antioch University - Seattle is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 96 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Antioch University - Seattle are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bastyr University is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kenmore, Washington. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 48 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Bastyr University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 8% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, University of Puget Sound did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Pacific Lutheran University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.
PLU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 38 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Wazzu, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 36 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 12% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school situated in Bothell, Washington. It awarded 34 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW Bothell. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northwest University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 31 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Northwest University 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, 13% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Heritage University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Toppenish, Washington is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
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.
Whitworth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. 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.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
Whitworth does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 10% took at least some of their classes online.
Seattle Pacific University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. SPU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SPU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 95% of those degree recipients were women.
UW Tacoma 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 4% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Martin’s University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. 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.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
Saint Martin’s does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in Kirkland, Washington, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Northwest University CAPS, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
City University of Seattle came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. CityU is located in Seattle, Washington and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CityU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Faith International University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Tacoma, Washington, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Faith does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
Central Washington University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. This fairly large public school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Seattle U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% 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 22 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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