2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Washington. In total, 3,851 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Washington.
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Washington Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the most popular school in Washington for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Washington. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
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Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Lutheran University landed the # 3 spot on the list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 1,502 |
California | 18,329 |
Nevada | 2,015 |
Hawaii | 535 |
Alaska | 177 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
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 3 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.