2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington
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 Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington
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Our analysis found Gonzaga University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 101 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school situated in Bothell, Washington. It awarded 34 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Bothell. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 10% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pacific Lutheran University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since PLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Washington. This medium-sized public school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UW Tacoma. In fact, around 4% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.
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Washington State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Pullman, Washington, the large public school handed out 10 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Wazzu. In 2019-2020 about 30% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seattle Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SPU. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Seattle University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Seattle U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
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*These averages are for the top 8 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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