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Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$32,476 Avg Salary
$12,753 Avg Student Debt

In 2021-2022, 36,762 health sciences & services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Saddleback College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences & services students working on their associate degree. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

Women make up 79% of the health science majors at the school.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Saddleback College Report

#2

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, Charter College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 95% of the health science majors at the school.

On average, health science graduates from Charter College take out $19,225 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Charter College Report

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific's University College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of San Dimas.

Of the 80 students majoring in health science at Azusa Pacific's University College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

On average, health science graduates from Azusa Pacific's University College take out $10,494 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Carrington College, Sacramento helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences & services schools in the Far Western US Region . Carrington College, Sacramento is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

Women make up 92% of the health science majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, health science graduates from Carrington College, Sacramento carry an average student debtload of $14,696.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Spokane landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carrington College, Spokane is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Carrington College, Spokane

American College of Healthcare Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health sciences & services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health sciences & services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

Full Health Sciences & Services at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Report

Explore the most popular online health sciences & services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 408
California 6,731
Oregon 308
Nevada 395
Alaska 1

Health Sciences & Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 30,811
General Health & Wellness 5,951

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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