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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

9 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University - Orange County landed the # 3 spot on the list. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Anaheim.

About 79% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 21% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Samuel Merritt University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Nevada landed the # 5 spot on the list. Touro University Nevada is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Henderson.

Of the 4 students majoring in nursing at Touro University Nevada, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

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Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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#8

United States University

San Diego, CA

United States University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 9 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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