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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington
$14,878 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Gonzaga University the best school in Washington for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

Gonzaga 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 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$17,874 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Washington.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 4% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$17,628 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Washington.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Bothell. In fact, around 10% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$17,754 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Washington.

UW Seattle 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 7% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
$13,740 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington
$29,684 Average Tuition & Fees

Pacific Lutheran University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at PLU. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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%.

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