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2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,698 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Glendale Community College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GCC are $7,531 a year. Nursing majors at GCC take out an average of $22,175 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GCC also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Read full report on Nursing at Glendale Community College

#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pasadena City College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Pasadena City College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,596 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Pasadena City College

#3

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Victor Valley College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Victor Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Victorville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Victor Valley College are $9,374 per year.

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#4

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Saddleback College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saddleback College are $10,292 per year.

Full Nursing at Saddleback College Report

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

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

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 4 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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