2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 West Coast University - Orange County to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Coast University - Orange County are $10,989 per year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
PLNU graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Brandman is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Seattle University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.
CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $17,998 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.
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University of Phoenix - California came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.
UOPX - California graduate students pay an average of $16,188 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western University of Health Sciences are $22,709 per year.
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Explore the best nursing colleges 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 21 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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