by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,840 people earned their degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences, making the major the 33rd most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 6,790 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,716 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California” ranking, we looked at 63 colleges that offer a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general health services/allied health/health sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The health studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California”.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mendocino College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mendocino College is a small school located in Ukiah, California that handed out 92 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Mendocino College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Merritt College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California. Oakland, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Merritt College
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Skyline College landed the #3 spot on the list. Skyline College is a medium-sized school located in San Bruno, California that handed out 157 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Skyline College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California. This small school is located in San Dimas, California, and it awarded 51 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California list. Columbia College is a small school located in Sonora, California that handed out 56 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Columbia Junior College
West Hills College-Lemoore came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. Located in Lemoore, California, this small public school handed out 124 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
Full West Hills College-Lemoore General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Sierra College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California list. Located in Rocklin, California, this fairly large public school awarded 572 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Sierra College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, Taft College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California list. Taft College is a small public school situated in Taft, California. It awarded 50 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Taft College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Gavilan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. Located in Gilroy, California, this small public school handed out 104 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Gavilan College
Diablo Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. Diablo Valley is a public institution located in Pleasant Hill, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 272 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Diablo Valley
With a ranking of #11, Fresno City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 229 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Fresno City College
College of the Desert landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Full College of the Desert General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Canada College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. Canada College is located in Redwood City, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Canada College
With a ranking of #14, Folsom Lake College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California list. Folsom Lake is located in Folsom, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Folsom Lake College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Southwestern College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. Southwestern College is a public institution located in Chula Vista, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 138 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Southwestern College
Citrus College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. Citrus College is a medium-sized public school situated in Glendora, California. It awarded 203 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Citrus College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
With a ranking of #17, Los Angeles Mission College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California list. Sylmar, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 83 students in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #18. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school situated in Mission Viejo, California. It awarded 233 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Saddleback College
Cuyamaca College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. Cuyamaca College is a public institution located in El Cajon, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Cuyamaca College
West Hills College-Coalinga came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Coalinga, California, and it awarded 32 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. Located in Los Altos Hills, California, this fairly large public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Foothill College
San Joaquin Delta College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. Stockton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Delta
With a ranking of #23, El Camino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California list. El Camino College is a fairly large public school situated in Torrance, California. It awarded 93 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at El Camino College
Cuesta College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 117 associates’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Cuesta College
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in California ranking. SRJC is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 93 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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