2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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 .
Most Popular Online Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
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 school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a medium-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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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at West Coast University - Orange County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . 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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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Samuel Merritt University landed the # 4 spot on the 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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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Nevada. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.
About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Hawaii Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
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United States 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 #8 on the list. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 3,851 |
California | 18,329 |
Nevada | 2,015 |
Alaska | 177 |
Hawaii | 535 |
Oregon | 1,502 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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