2024 Best Registered Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
8
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
210
Doctor's Degrees
If you pursue a doctor's degree in
registered nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #25 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for registered nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 210 doctor's degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree
Your choice of registered nursing for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality registered nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on registered nursing students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other registered nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized registered nursing related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for registered nursing students working on their doctor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Registered Nursing Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Registered Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Registered Nursing Programs
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