Top 10 Health Science Universities in California

The health care industry has the highest ranking in job opportunities today. For this reason, many students enroll in health care or health science universities in order to get the education that they need to qualify for high paying jobs in the future. These top universities offer hands-on experience as part of the students' training as well as the core education needed by the students.
  1. Southern California University of Health Sciences

    • The Southern California University of Health Sciences has a 10-year accreditation with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Students at the school will experience the Standardized Patient Program where they can treat trained actors who act as the patients. SCUHS is the first university to offer a preceptorship program that allows students to work in private practice in their last year of school. Some of the programs they offer at SCUHS include doctor of chiropractic, master of acupuncture and oriental medicine, professional studies and continuing education and the accelerated science prerequisite completion program. SCUHS is proud to be one of the first schools that the Council on Chiropractic Education has accredited.

      Southern California University of Health Sciences
      16200 East Amber Valley Drive
      Whittier, CA 90604
      562-947-8755
      scuhs.edu

    Western University of Health Sciences

    • Western University of Health Sciences offers many health science courses including nursing, dental medicine, physical therapy, biomedical sciences, health sciences, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, medical sciences and much more. Students will get the chance to participate in clinical duties as early as the first semester of school. By graduation, students will have all the patient experience they need for them to be ready for their jobs in hospitals and other health care institutions. Programs at Western University of Health Sciences are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and many other health science accrediting organizations.

      Western University of Health Sciences
      309 East Second Street
      Pomona, CA 91766
      909-623-6116
      westernu.edu

    University of California, San Francisco

    • University of California, San Francisco offers graduate health science courses in fields such as medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy. The school aims to promote health globally with the help of biomedical research and excellent education in life sciences and other health care programs. Students get hands-on experience with real patients through hospital affiliations including San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center, UCSF Fresno, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and many more. The university has five schools---School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Dentistry and the Graduate Division.

      500 Parnassus Ave MU-200W
      Box 0244
      University of California
      San Francisco, CA 94143
      415-476-9000
      ucsf.edu

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