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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,593 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Gonzaga University the best value school in Washington for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Nursing at Gonzaga University

Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $13,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Tacoma are $17,874 a year.

UW Tacoma not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Full Nursing at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Bothell are $17,628 a year.

UW Bothell also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Washington - Bothell Campus

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large 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.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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With a ranking of #6, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

PLU graduate students pay an average of $29,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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