2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
With 66,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named United States University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students. Located in the city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $5,700 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Coast University - Orange County. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Coast University - Orange County are $22,516 per year.
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Out of the 61 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 a year.
Concordia University, Irvine also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at PLNU are $39,500 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanguard University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanguard are $37,700 per year.
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Gonzaga University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gonzaga are $48,470 a year.
Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
MSMU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,388 in tuition and fees each year.
Brandman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Brandman undergraduate students pay an average of $12,480 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #9, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle U are $49,335 per year.
Fresno Pacific University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.
Fresno Pacific undergraduate students pay an average of $33,452 in tuition and fees each year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | California State University - Fresno | Fresno, CA |
| 12 | Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 3,819 |
| Washington | 561 |
| Oregon | 69 |
| Nevada | 211 |
| Hawaii | 46 |
| Alaska | 17 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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).
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