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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington

3 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington 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.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Washington. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Of the 42 students majoring in nursing at Wazzu, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full Nursing at Washington State University Report

#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Lutheran University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University Report

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 3 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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