by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 977,800 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 89,646 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,039 and $16,555 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10,553 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California” ranking, we looked at 94 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their health professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alhambra Medical University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. Fen Wu University of Alternative Medicine is a private for-profit institution located in Alhambra, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California. Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Baylo University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. South Baylo University is located in Anaheim, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 masters’s health professions 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of East - West Medicine. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California. Located in Sunnyvale, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students 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.
Full University of East - West Medicine Health Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. USU is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 402 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking. Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is a small private for-profit school situated in Santa Monica, California. It awarded 49 masters’s health professions degrees 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.
Dongguk University Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. CDU is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 262 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking, coming in at #9. Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 13 masters’s health professions degrees 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 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking. Oakland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 14 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
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Touro University California landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Vallejo, California. It awarded 191 masters’s health professions 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 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees 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 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Palo Alto University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Palo Alto, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 118 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Coast University - Orange County landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking. West Coast University - Orange County is located in Anaheim, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 505 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 450 masters’s health professions 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Samuel Merritt University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking. Oakland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 265 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #18, Five Branches University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. Five Branches U is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
Touro University Worldwide ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. Located in Los Alamitos, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 184 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions 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.
With a ranking of #20, University of California - San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 263 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Loma Linda University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking, coming in at #21. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loma Linda, California. It awarded 344 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Marshall B Ketchum University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking, coming in at #22. Fullerton, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #23, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. Pomona, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 202 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Western University of Health Sciences Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #24, Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California list. SCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Whittier, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern California University of Health Sciences Health Professions Report
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in California ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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