2024 Best Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
84
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
12,723
Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #1 in popularity,
registered nursing is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 84 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for registered nursing students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 12,723 bachelor's degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The registered nursing bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality registered nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges 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 bachelor'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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for registered nursing students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Registered Nursing Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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