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2025 Best Health Care Management Schools in California

15 Colleges in California
1,887 Health Care Management Degrees Awarded
Ranked #25 in popularity, health care management is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for health care management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,887 degrees in health care management annually.

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Choosing a Great Health Care Management School

Best Health Care Management Schools in California Your choice of health care management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for health care management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

Pick Your Health Care Management Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Health Care Management
Bachelor's Degrees in Health Care Management
Master's Degrees in Health Care Management
Doctor's Degrees in Health Care Management

The health care management 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 the Best Health Care Management Schools in California. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Health Care Management in California

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the health care management degree levels they offer.

10 Top California Schools in Health Care Management

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
159 Health Care Management Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in health care management has 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 #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 159 health care management students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
177 Health Care Management Degrees Awarded

California State University - Long Beach is a good choice for students interested in a degree in health care management. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #246 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CSULB is a great university overall.

There were about 177 health care management students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.

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Masters Degree Type
MS in Healthcare Administration Program Name

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33rd Most Popular In CA
39 Health Care Management Degrees Awarded

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in health care management. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Visalia. A Best Colleges rank of #233 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a great college overall.

There were about 39 health care management students who graduated with this degree at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
175 Health Care Management Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat California State University - Northridge if you want to pursue a degree in health care management. CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the city of Northridge. A Best Colleges rank of #350 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CSUN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 175 health care management students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

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Pacific College
Costa Mesa, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
24th Most Popular In CA

Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Pacific College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 3 health care management students who graduated with this degree at Pacific College in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In CA
21.7% Growth in Graduates

West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of Anaheim.

There were roughly 23 health care management students who graduated with this degree at West Coast University - Orange County in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In CA
31 Health Care Management Degrees Awarded

Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 67th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 31 health care management students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Irvine in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Healthcare Administration Program Name

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 health care management students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
109 Health Care Management Degrees Awarded

Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Hayward. This university ranks 62nd out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 109 health care management students who graduated with this degree at Cal State East Bay in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
753 Health Care Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 56th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 753 health care management students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent data year.

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Best Health Care Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Care Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 133
Oregon 587 176
Nevada 354 95

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Health Care Management is one of 23 different types of Health & Medical Administrative Services programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 1,120
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 992
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 869
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 837
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 429
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 207
Health Information Management 110
Medical Reception/Receptionist 66
Medical Office Management/Administration 65
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 44

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