2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the online nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
Of the 45 students majoring in nursing at USAHS, 18% are male and 82% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.
Women make up 72% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
About 95% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 5% are male.
Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
Hawaii Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 50% are male.
University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
National University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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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