2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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.
The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Brandman University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Of the 113 students majoring in nursing at Brandman, 16% are male and 84% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 107 students majoring in nursing at UW Seattle, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Of the 58 students majoring in nursing at USD, 12% are male and 88% are female.
Out of the 36 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
With a ranking of #7, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular 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.
About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.
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Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.
Of the 36 students majoring in nursing at OHSU, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Touro University Nevada landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. 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.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
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 |
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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