2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
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With 66,964 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.
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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at National University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CDU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Angeles.
Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.
Read full report on Nursing at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Out of the 32 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western University of Health Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pomona.
Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at Western University of Health Sciences, 21% are male and 79% are female.
Brandman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 96% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 4% are male.
University of California - San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at UCSF, 27% are male and 73% are female.
Full Nursing at University of California - San Francisco Report
West Coast University - Orange County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 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.
University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.
Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at UNR, 35% are male and 65% are female.
With a ranking of #10, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
Read full report on Nursing at California State University - Los Angeles
Best Nursing Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 3,819 |
| Washington | 561 |
| Oregon | 69 |
| Nevada | 211 |
| Hawaii | 46 |
| Alaska | 17 |
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 32 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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