2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
With 322,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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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 doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, PLNU also is in the top 10% of our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Brandman also did well on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno State are $17,591 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USAHS are $26,247 a year.
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Azusa Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
Azusa Pacific graduate students pay an average of $16,696 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 a year.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.
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Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 18,329 |
| Washington | 3,851 |
| Oregon | 1,502 |
| Nevada | 2,015 |
| Hawaii | 535 |
| Alaska | 177 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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