by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 18,633 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $90,600 and $21,020 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,048 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California” ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing.
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The nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree nursing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. United States University is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 397 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Nursing Major in California. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 214 masters’s 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Samuel Merritt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 217 masters’s degrees 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. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Coast University - Orange County. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California. West Coast University - Orange County is a small private for-profit school situated in Anaheim, California. It awarded 317 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small public school awarded 153 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of California - San Francisco Nursing Report
Holy Names University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking. Located in Oakland, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #7, Western University of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small school located in Pomona, California that handed out 74 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nursing at Western University of Health Sciences
With a ranking of #8, Azusa Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Azusa, California that handed out 162 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 #9, Touro University California did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. Touro University California is located in Vallejo, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of San Francisco ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 186 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - California came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Vanguard University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Vanguard is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 20 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nursing at Vanguard University of Southern California
University of San Diego did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. Located in San Diego, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 89 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 80 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking, coming in at #15. Point Loma Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. Fresno Pacific University is a small school located in Fresno, California that handed out 21 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is located in San Marcos, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Nursing at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Sonoma State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. Sonoma State University is a public institution located in Rohnert Park, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking, coming in at #19. CSUDH is located in Carson, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read more about Nursing at California State University - Dominguez Hills
University of California - Los Angeles ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 179 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
American University of Health Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking, coming in at #21. American University of Health Sciences is located in Signal Hill, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 8 masters’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking, coming in at #23. California State University - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 73 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on Nursing at California State University - Los Angeles
California State University - Long Beach landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 111 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in California ranking, coming in at #25. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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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