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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Washington

8 Colleges
$75,342 Avg Salary
$20,069 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing 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 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Colleges.

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

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

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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Washington. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific Lutheran University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

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Seattle Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Washington list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Best 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 8 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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