2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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 Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Saddleback College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a large student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 29% are male.
Nursing majors at GCC take out an average of $22,175 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Victor Valley College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Victor Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Victorville.
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 Mission College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Mission College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Los Angeles College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Santa Rosa Junior College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Delta College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public college with a large student population.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chula Vista, SWC Chula Vista is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Butte College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Explore the best nursing schools 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 22 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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