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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

3 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 3,851 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the most popular school in Washington for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Lutheran University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 18,329
Oregon 1,502
Nevada 2,015
Hawaii 535
Alaska 177

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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