2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Samuel Merritt University the best school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Coast University - Orange County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western University of Health Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the city of Carson.
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National University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
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Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
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University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Explore the best nursing colleges 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 21 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).
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