by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 16,104 people earned their degree in family practice nurse/nursing, making the major the 52nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 922 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 769 family practice nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in family practice nurse/nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in family practice nurse/nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States University landed the #1 spot on the list. United States University is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 388 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region. CDU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 118 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Samuel Merritt University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region. Samuel Merritt University is a small school located in Oakland, California that handed out 100 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - California. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Phoenix - California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s family practice nursing degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s family practice nursing degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon Health & Science University is a small public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 5 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #7, University of San Diego did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 13 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s family practice nursing degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Seattle University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 37 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Portland landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Portland is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 2 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Holy Names University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Holy Names University is a small school located in Oakland, California that handed out 2 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Pacific College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s family practice nursing students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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American University of Health Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region list. AUHS Signal Hill is located in Signal Hill, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s family practice nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Roseman University of Health Sciences came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Family Practice Nursing Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Roseman University of Health Sciences is a small school located in Henderson, Nevada that handed out 0 masters’s family practice nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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