2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 23,257 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 219 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality registered nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree registered nursing students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 116 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Registered Nursing at UW Seattle

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#5 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wazzu Registered Nursing Report

#3

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#6 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Azusa, California, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Azusa Pacific, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Azusa Pacific University

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#3 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of San Francisco is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 32 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at University of San Francisco

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (With Aid)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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