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Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in California

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$38,644 Avg Salary
$26,293 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

Health Sciences & Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 6,731 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 100 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Colleges.

#1

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Sierra College the most popular school in California for health sciences & services students. Sierra College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rocklin.

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The excellent programs at California State University - East Bay helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences & services schools in California. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

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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 California list. Los Angeles City College is a large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#4

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Diablo Valley College is a great place for health sciences & services students. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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Out of the 100 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

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#6

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Saddleback College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. Located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a very large student population.

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California State University - Channel Islands landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. CSUCI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Camarillo.

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#9

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

With a ranking of #9, Citrus College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students. Located in the large suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health sciences & services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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#11

Skyline College

San Bruno, CA

With a ranking of #11, Skyline College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students. Skyline College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of San Bruno.

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With a ranking of #12, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in California ranking. CSUDH is a large public school located in the city of Carson.

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#14

Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

Southwestern College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Chula Vista, SWC Chula Vista is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health sciences & services programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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 California award.

Rank College Location
16 Merritt College Oakland, CA
17 West Hills College-Lemoore Lemoore, CA
18 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA
19 Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA
20 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 408
Oregon 308
Nevada 395
Alaska 1

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, health sciences & services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

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

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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