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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nursing Science is the 150th most popular major in the country with 4,637 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 210 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in nursing science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nursing science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Full Washington State University Nursing Science Report

#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Diego are $28,410.

Full USD Nursing Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Irvine Nursing Science Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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