2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in California. In total, 18,329 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in California.
There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found California State University - Dominguez Hills to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $8,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CSUDH is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in California.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $8,280 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CSULB is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in California.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Coast University - Orange County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in California. Located in the city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at West Coast University - Orange County are $10,989 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Cal State LA graduate students pay an average of $8,219 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $8,738 per year.
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University of California - San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.
UCSF graduate students pay an average of $12,999 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
PLNU also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California rankings.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 per year.
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Brandman University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.
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National University 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. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.
National University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 3,851 |
| Nevada | 2,015 |
| Alaska | 177 |
| Hawaii | 535 |
| Oregon | 1,502 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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.
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