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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,073 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree 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 Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our analysis found Gonzaga University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.

Gonzaga did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.

Seattle U also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $17,754 per year.

UW Seattle also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Seattle Pacific University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Washington. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

SPU graduate students pay an average of $24,273 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SPU also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #3.

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With a ranking of #6, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLU are $29,684 per year.

PLU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,329
Nevada 2,015
Alaska 177
Hawaii 535
Oregon 1,502

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 6 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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