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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,073 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in Washington. In fact, 561 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our analysis found Gonzaga University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.

Full Nursing at Gonzaga University Report

#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in Washington.

Full Nursing at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SPU are $24,273 a year.

SPU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Read full report on Nursing at Seattle Pacific University

Pacific Lutheran University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at PLU are $29,684 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 3,819
Oregon 69
Nevada 211
Hawaii 46
Alaska 17

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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