2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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 Most Popular Online 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 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
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Out of the 11 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Touro University Nevada helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Henderson.
About 72% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 28% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.
Of the 20 students majoring in nursing at UNLV, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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Hawaii Pacific University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 4 students majoring in nursing at Hawaii Pacific University, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public college with a large student population.
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Northcentral University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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With a ranking of #9, West Coast University - Orange County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.
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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 1,502 |
California | 18,329 |
Washington | 3,851 |
Nevada | 2,015 |
Hawaii | 535 |
Alaska | 177 |
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Nursing Related Majors
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 |
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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 11 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.