2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named United States University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $5,650 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at West Coast University - Orange County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the large 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Concordia University, Irvine graduate students pay an average of $8,564 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Concordia University, Irvine also did well on our Best Nursing Master’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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.
Vanguard graduate students pay an average of $12,376 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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.
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Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gonzaga also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
MSMU graduate students pay an average of $13,099 in tuition and fees each year.
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Fresno Pacific University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno Pacific are $15,060 per year.
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Azusa Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 a year.
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California State University - Stanislaus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stan State is a large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stan State are $18,582 a 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 26 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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