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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

3 Schools Ranked
$30,683 Avg Student Debt

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
837 Total Awards
$14,063 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the most popular school in Washington for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Pullman, Washington, the large public school awarded 837 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Wazzu. In 2020-2021 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Washington State University Report

#2

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
190 Total Awards
$15,033 Average Tuition & Fees
$37,801 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 190 graduate certificates to qualified students.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $37,801 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 45% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Seattle U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2020-2021 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Seattle University Report

#3

Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, Washington
$32,666 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Pacific Lutheran University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Washington.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at PLU. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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