2024 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in California
92Colleges in California
9,301Allied Health Degrees Awarded
$54,956Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in allied health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 92 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for allied health professions students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9,301 degrees in allied health professions during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The allied health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Allied Health Professions rankings. For our Best Overall Allied Health Professions School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Allied Health Professions Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Allied Health Professions in California
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the allied health degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Loma Linda University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in allied health professions. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
There were about 154 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent data year. Those allied health professions students who get their degree from Loma Linda University make $33,096 more than the typical allied health graduate.
Stanford University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in allied health professions. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.More information about a degree in allied health professions from Stanford University
It's hard to beat Western University of Health Sciences if you want to pursue a degree in allied health professions. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Pomona.
There were approximately 91 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at Western University of Health Sciences in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the allied health professions major at Western University of Health Sciences earn $67,145 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Any student who is interested in allied health professions needs to take a look at University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 52 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the allied health professions degree program at University of Southern California make $66,353 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Oakland.
There were about 48 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at Samuel Merritt University in the most recent year we have data available. Allied Health Professions degree recipients from Samuel Merritt University earn a boost of approximately $69,687 over the average income of allied health professions graduates.
Located in the suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 41 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at MBKU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the allied health professions major at Marshall B Ketchum University get $69,705 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.
There were about 56 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.
TUC is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Vallejo.
There were approximately 48 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at TUC in the most recent data year. Allied Health Professions degree recipients from Touro University California earn a boost of about $60,078 above the typical earnings of allied health professions graduates.
Foothill College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Los Altos Hills. A Best Colleges rank of #136 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Foothill College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 72 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at Foothill College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the allied health professions program at Foothill College make $42,411 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the midsize city of Temecula, is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Those allied health professions students who get their degree from San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula receive $3,201 more than the average allied health grad.
is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the small city of Rancho Cordova.
Those allied health professions students who get their degree from San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova make $3,201 more than the average allied health student.
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit college located in the rural area of Visalia. This college ranks 70th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 144 allied health professions students who graduated with this degree at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia in the most recent data year. Those allied health professions students who get their degree from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia receive $3,201 more than the average allied health graduate.
is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the city of Bakersfield.
Allied Health Professions degree recipients from San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield receive an earnings boost of around $3,201 above the typical income of allied health professions majors.
Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Professions students in the state of California that almost earned our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in California award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The allied health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Allied Health Professions rankings. For our Best Overall Allied Health Professions School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
