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

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

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Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 86% of the health science majors at the school.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Pacific College of Health and Science Report

#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pasadena City College is a very large public school located in the city of Pasadena.

Women make up 73% of the health science majors at the school.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Pasadena City College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Truckee Meadows Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences & services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Truckee Meadows Community College Report

#4

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Bakersfield College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences & services schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the health science majors at the school.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Bakersfield College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Mt. Hood Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health sciences & services schools in the Far Western US Region . MHCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Gresham.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Mt. Hood Community College Report

#6

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, CA

West Los Angeles College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Culver City, West LA College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at West Los Angeles College Report

#6

MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA

With a ranking of #6, MiraCosta College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health sciences & services students working on their undergraduate certificate. MiraCosta College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Oceanside.

Full Health Sciences & Services at MiraCosta College Report

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 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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