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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Washington with 3,851 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large 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.

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Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. 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.

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Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Lutheran University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Seattle Pacific University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 18,329
Nevada 2,015
Alaska 177
Hawaii 535
Oregon 1,502

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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