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

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

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 Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 125 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health science majors pursuing a .

#1

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Sierra College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences & services students. Located in the large suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

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#3

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

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#5

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Out of the 125 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Diablo Valley College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill, Diablo Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences & services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

With a ranking of #7, Saddleback College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students. Saddleback College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo.

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#8

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. Fresno City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

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California State University - Channel Islands came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Camarillo, CSUCI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

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#11

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

Citrus College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. Citrus College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Glendora.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Skyline College

San Bruno, CA

Skyline College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. Located in the large suburb of San Bruno, Skyline College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences & services students. It came in at #14 on the list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#16

Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

Southwestern College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. SWC Chula Vista is a large public school located in the city of Chula Vista.

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California State University - Fresno came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Merritt College Oakland, CA
20 West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA
21 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
22 Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA
23 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
24 Azusa Pacific University College San Dimas, CA
24 Seattle Central College Seattle, WA

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences & services schools 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 25 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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