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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

36 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our analysis found Brandman University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Brandman is a moderately-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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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 75 students majoring in nursing at Seattle U, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 36 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Of the 49 students majoring in nursing at Wazzu, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USAHS is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#8

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in nursing at Gonzaga, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#10

Touro University Nevada

Henderson, NV

With a ranking of #10, Touro University Nevada did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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