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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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A nursing student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, California
113 Total Awards
$12,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brandman University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in Irvine, California, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 113 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

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.

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45 Total Awards
$26,247 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. USAHS is a private for-profit institution located in San Marcos, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out USAHS. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, Nevada
32 Total Awards
$48,888 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Touro University Nevada is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Henderson, Nevada, and it awarded 32 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

Touro University Nevada is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Touro University Nevada Report

#4

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
20 Total Awards
$6,607 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

12 Total Awards
$8,087 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the # 5 spot on the list. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full California State University - Fresno Report

#6

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California
9 Total Awards

Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Point Loma Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school located in San Diego, California that handed out 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 56% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, Hawaii
4 Total Awards
$20,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Hawaii Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Hawaii Pacific University Report

#8

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
3 Total Awards
$12,148 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Alaska Anchorage Report

#9

National University

La Jolla, California

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#9

Northcentral University

San Diego, California
$18,207 Average Tuition & Fees

Northcentral University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Since the graduate programs at Northcentral University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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$10,989 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out West Coast University - Orange County. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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