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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Far Western US Region

11 Ranked Colleges
342 Degrees Awarded
$33,394 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Health Sciences & Services is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,945 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 8,237 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,093 and $22,816 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 342 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in health sciences and services. That schools that top this list have a program in health sciences and services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Sciences & Services in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Healthcare Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 67 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at American College of Healthcare Sciences

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Touro University California
Vallejo, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Vallejo, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health science degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at TUC

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Touro University Nevada
Henderson, Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Henderson, Nevada is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health science degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Touro University Nevada Health Sciences & Services Report

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Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Los Alamitos, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 52 degrees to qualified masters’s health science students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at TUW

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 34 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

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California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California Institute of Integral Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California Institute of Integral Studies Health Sciences & Services Report

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Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Oregon

Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. OIT is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at OIT

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carson, California, and it awarded 27 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 47 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at University of California - Davis

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 318 masters’s health science degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full CSULB Health Sciences & Services Report

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California State University - Fresno ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno State is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 132 masters’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Health Sciences & Services at Fresno State

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