by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 45 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7,741 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of health professions for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality health professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health professions students working on their doctor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is a good choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the suburb of San Marcos.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
It's hard to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Southern California
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Stanford University
Western University of Health Sciences is a good option for students interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Western University of Health Sciences
Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Samuel Merritt University
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Loma Linda University
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in health professions from West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
Located in the city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Pacific College of Health and Science
UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of California - Berkeley
Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 27 | 1,469 |
| Oregon | 27 | 960 |
| Nevada | 25 | 798 |
| Hawaii | 23 | 165 |
| Alaska | 10 | 3 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 2,064 |
| Medicine | 1,756 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1,336 |
| Dentistry | 791 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 681 |
| Nursing | 451 |
| Optometry | 237 |
| Chiropractic | 220 |
| Public Health | 66 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 48 |
