2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Online Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Of the 39 students majoring in nursing at National University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University - Orange County landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, West Coast University - Orange County is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at West Coast University - Orange County, 21% are male and 79% are female.
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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Samuel Merritt University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Samuel Merritt University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Touro University Nevada is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Henderson, Touro University Nevada is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.
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Hawaii Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.
With a ranking of #8, United States University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, USU is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, USAHS is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing schools 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 9 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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