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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Health Care Management in California

22 Colleges in California

845 Master's Degrees

If you pursue a master's degree in health care management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #13 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 22 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for health care management students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 845 master's degrees in health care management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Health Care Management School for Your Master's Degree

The health care management master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Health Care Management in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for health care management, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for health care management.

Featured Health Care Management Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

MBA in Healthcare Management

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MS in Healthcare Administration

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MS in Management - Healthcare

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Health Care Management in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in health care management.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Health Care Management Students Working on Their Master's

The University of Arizona Global Campus
San Diego, CA

226 Annual Master's Degrees

#8 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Arizona Global Campus is a popular choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in health care management. Located in the city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #8 in quality for master's degrees in health care management in California.

There were about 226 health care management students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

187 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern California is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in health care management. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in health care management in California.

There were about 187 health care management individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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California State University - East Bay
Hayward, CA

122 Annual Master's Degrees

#10 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

California State University - East Bay is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in health care management. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Hayward.

There were approximately 122 health care management students who graduated with this degree at Cal State East Bay in the most recent data year.

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California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

49 Annual Master's Degrees

#9 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California State University - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a master's degree in health care management. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for master's degrees in health care management in California.

There were about 49 health care management students who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent data year.

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California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

46 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in health care management in California.

There were approximately 46 health care management students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.

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University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

40 Annual Master's Degrees

#15 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of La Verne.

There were approximately 40 health care management students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent year we have data available.

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National University
La Jolla, CA

38 Annual Master's Degrees

#12 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of La Jolla.

There were about 38 health care management individuals who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available.

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La Sierra University
Riverside, CA

29 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 29 health care management individuals who graduated with this degree at La Sierra in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

27 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UCSF is a small public university located in the city of San Francisco. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in health care management in California.

There were approximately 27 health care management students who graduated with this degree at UCSF in the most recent year we have data available.

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California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#13 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

CSUSB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

There were roughly 22 health care management students who graduated with this degree at CSUSB in the most recent data year.

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MS in Information Technology - Healthcare Informatics

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Best Health Care Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Care Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	408	77
Oregon	282	138
Nevada	121	23
Hawaii	112	0

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One of 18 majors within the Health & Medical Administrative Services area of study, Health Care Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	104

Notes and References

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.

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