2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fresno the best value school in California for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Fresno, California, the large public school handed out 12 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $17,591 in tuition and fees each year.
Fresno State 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 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fresno State also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. California State University - Fullerton is a large public school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cal State Fullerton. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s value ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at San Jose State. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Point Loma Nazarene University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in California. Located in San Diego, California, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
PLNU graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at PLNU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
PLNU also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #1.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. This large public school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UCLA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UCLA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.
With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. University of California - Davis is a large public school located in Davis, California that handed out 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at UC Davis, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UC Davis also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California rankings.
With a ranking of #7, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Irvine, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 113 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.
Brandman 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 California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. This large public school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.
UC Irvine 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 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Azusa, California that handed out 24 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 per year.
Azusa Pacific is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Riverside, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 a year.
Cal Baptist 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 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of San Francisco ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in San Francisco, California, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 46 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at USFCA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USFCA is ranked #5 for overall quality in California.
University of San Diego ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. San Diego, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $28,410 a year.
USD does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- 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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