2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found United States University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University - Orange County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.
Of the 317 students majoring in nursing at West Coast University - Orange County, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samuel Merritt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 217 students majoring in nursing at Samuel Merritt University, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Los Angeles, CDU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 64 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 186 students majoring in nursing at USFCA, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Azusa Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.
Of the 162 students majoring in nursing at Azusa Pacific, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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University of California - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 153 students majoring in nursing at UCSF, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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California State University - Long Beach came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 101 students majoring in nursing at Gonzaga, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
| 12 | University of San Diego | San Diego, CA |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
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| 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.
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