2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 26,717 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences the best school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samuel Merritt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Point Loma Nazarene University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
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Oregon Health & Science University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.
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Gonzaga University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Touro University California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. TUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vallejo.
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University of Portland landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
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Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 3,851 |
| California | 18,329 |
| Nevada | 2,015 |
| Alaska | 177 |
| Hawaii | 535 |
| Oregon | 1,502 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 266,651 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 16,104 |
| Nursing Administration | 9,838 |
| Nursing Practice | 7,992 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 5,092 |
| Nursing Science | 4,600 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,287 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,021 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 1,936 |
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 1,883 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 773 |
| Geriatric Nurse/Nursing | 563 |
| School Nursing | 553 |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 509 |
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 444 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 419 |
| Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing | 331 |
| Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing | 181 |
| Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing | 57 |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | 53 |
| Palliative Care Nursing | 14 |
| Forensic Nursing | 14 |
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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