2024 Best Nursing Education Schools in the Far Western US Region

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nursing Education Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 degrees in nursing education during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Nursing Education Rankings by Degree Level

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Best Schools for Nursing Education in the Far Western US Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nursing education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Nursing Education

1

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In CA

Every student who is interested in nursing education needs to take a look at Loma Linda University. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 1 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Loma Linda University

2

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In OR

Oregon Health & Science University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing education. OHSU is a small public university located in the city of Portland.

There were about 8 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at OHSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Oregon Health & Science University

3

United States University
San Diego, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In CA

57.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in nursing education has to check out United States University. USU is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #101 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from United States University

4

Bushnell University
Eugene, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in nursing education needs to check out Bushnell University. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.More information about a degree in nursing education from Bushnell University

5

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 52nd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 1 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at MSMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Mount Saint Mary’s University

6

Homestead Schools
Torrance, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In CA

Located in the midsize city of Torrance, Homestead Schools is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 2 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Homestead Schools in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Homestead Schools

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

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