2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Washington with 3,851 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Washington Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

42 Graduate Certificates

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the best school in Washington for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

3 Graduate Certificates

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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