2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found California State University - Dominguez Hills to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region .
Online graduate courses are available at CSUDH, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at National University. In fact, around 48% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 3 spot on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,477 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CSULB. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Point Loma Nazarene University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region .
Online graduate courses are available at PLNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at USFCA. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
MSMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Washington State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 30% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
San Francisco State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
One thing to take note of is that SFSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $21,447 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Seattle U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Since the graduate programs at Brandman are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Holy Names University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,972 in student loans.
HNU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Nevada - Reno came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNR does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
California State University - Los Angeles landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Cal State LA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Phoenix - California ranked #14 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
UOPX - California does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Hawaii Pacific University. In fact, around 47% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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