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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Gonzaga University the most popular school in Washington for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Gonzaga University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Washington. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

Of the 34 students majoring in nursing at UW Bothell, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Pacific Lutheran University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Washington. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in nursing at PLU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

Of the 21 students majoring in nursing at UW Tacoma, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Washington State University Report

#7

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Seattle University Report

Seattle Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Read full report on Nursing at Seattle Pacific University

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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 8 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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