2023 Most Popular 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brandman University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 36 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
Out of the 36 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 36 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
University of San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 46 students majoring in nursing at USFCA, 15% are male and 85% are female.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. USAHS is a medium-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.
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Gonzaga University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
Oregon Health & Science University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
Touro University Nevada landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. 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.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges 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 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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