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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at Brandman, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University - Orange County landed the # 3 spot on the list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

Women make up 79% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samuel Merritt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at Samuel Merritt University, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 9 online programs at 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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#5

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Touro University Nevada helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Henderson.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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#8

United States University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, United States University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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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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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 9 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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