Chiropractic isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #175 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Chiropractic Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 220 degrees in chiropractic to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chiropractic Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the chiropractic degree levels they offer.
Southern California University of Health Sciences is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in chiropractic. SCU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Whittier.
Those chiropractic students who get their degree from Southern California University of Health Sciences make $2,272 more than the standard chiropractic grad.
Life Chiropractic College West is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in chiropractic. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Life West is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Soon after graduating, chiropractic degree recipients generally earn about $30,264 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).