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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Washington

9 Ranked Colleges
1,331 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 934,088 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 13,456 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,158 and $33,585 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,331 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The health professions 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 “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington”.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Washington

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 16 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Seattle University Health Professions Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 653 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 205 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington. Gonzaga University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 48 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Gonzaga also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gonzaga University are $17,675.

Full Gonzaga University Health Professions Report

#5

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington doctor’s degree health professions students list, EWU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Bastyr University

Kenmore, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Bastyr University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington ranking. Bastyr University is located in Kenmore, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 123 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Bastyr University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bastyr University are $30,975.

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#6

Antioch University - Seattle

Seattle, Washington
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Antioch University - Seattle did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

Antioch University - Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Antioch University - Seattle are $18,459, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Pacific Lutheran University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PLU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at PLU are $30,391.

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#8

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington
#2 in overall quality

University of Puget Sound landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington ranking. Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 75 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Puget Sound also made our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Puget Sound are $37,346, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SPU are $31,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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