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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our analysis found Brandman University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 113 students majoring in nursing at Brandman, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#3

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Nevada landed the # 3 spot on the list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

Of the 32 students majoring in nursing at Touro University Nevada, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at Fresno State, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 9 students majoring in nursing at PLNU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #9, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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West Coast University - Orange County landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

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Explore the most popular online 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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One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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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