2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value 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 value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Our analysis found Point Loma Nazarene University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since PLNU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 56% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
PLNU also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount Saint Mary’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Mount Saint Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at MSMU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 39 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.
National University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
National University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Irvine, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Brandman. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, Seattle University landed the # 5 spot on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,447 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Seattle U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Carson, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 4 students in 2020-2021.
CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $17,998 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that CSUDH does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
CSUDH did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 108 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $18,477 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at CSULB, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
CSULB did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Phoenix - California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. This small private for-profit school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - California are $16,188 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UOPX - California does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 9% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in San Francisco, California, the large public school handed out 7 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SFSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
With a ranking of #10, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cal State LA. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Holy Names University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. HNU is located in Oakland, California and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at HNU are $18,590 a year. Graduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $18,972 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
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 ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.
UNR 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 a year.
You may have the opportunity 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.
USFCA also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hawaii Pacific University are $20,600 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Hawaii Pacific University. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Pullman, Washington, the large public school handed out 42 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.
Wazzu does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 30% 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
- 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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