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 “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 266,651 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.
Across Washington, there were 3,565 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,420 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. To top this list, a school must have a successful registered nursing program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The registered 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 “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 348 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #2 spot on the list. Seattle University is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 220 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.1% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 140 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bothell, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 134 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Lutheran University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Gonzaga University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 82 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Walla Walla University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Walla Walla University is a private not-for-profit institution located in College Place, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Seattle Pacific University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Seattle Pacific University is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Eastern Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 45 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Western Washington University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 32 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Bellevue College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Washington, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia Basin College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pasco, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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Whitworth University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 18 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Heritage University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Heritage University is a small school located in Toppenish, Washington that handed out 17 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Wenatchee Valley College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Wenatchee, Washington, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Martin’s University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Lacey, Washington, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, Olympic College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Bremerton, Washington, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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