2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Online Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 39 students majoring in nursing at National University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University - Orange County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at West Coast University - Orange County, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Samuel Merritt University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Nevada landed the # 5 spot on the list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Henderson.
Women make up 75% 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 - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the city of Carson.
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Hawaii Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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United States University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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
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 9 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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