2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 26,717 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Point Loma Nazarene University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
PLNU also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.
Gonzaga also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
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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 Best Value 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fresno State are $17,591 per year.
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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
USAHS graduate students pay an average of $26,247 in tuition and fees each year.
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Azusa Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, California Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.
Cal Baptist graduate students pay an average of $14,320 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNLV also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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San Jose State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 1,502 |
| California | 18,329 |
| Washington | 3,851 |
| Nevada | 2,015 |
| Hawaii | 535 |
| Alaska | 177 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| 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).
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