2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 56 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named United States University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $5,650 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University - Orange County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value 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 city of Anaheim.
West Coast University - Orange County graduate students pay an average of $10,989 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $8,564 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Vanguard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Costa Mesa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanguard are $12,376 per year.
Out of the 56 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLNU are $11,880 per year.
Gonzaga University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gonzaga also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSMU are $13,099 a year.
With a ranking of #8, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Fresno Pacific graduate students pay an average of $15,060 in tuition and fees each year.
Azusa Pacific University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 a year.
California State University - Stanislaus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.
Stan State graduate students pay an average of $18,582 in tuition and fees each year.
Stan State also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools 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 26 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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