2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Washington

Ranked #8 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 73 doctor's degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School for Your Doctor's Degree

The nursing practice doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Washington ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of nursing practice students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Practice Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for nursing practice.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in Washington

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Practice Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

38 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Gonzaga University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Spokane. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Washington.

There were roughly 38 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Gonzaga University

2

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Pacific Lutheran University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Tacoma. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Washington.

There were roughly 19 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Pacific Lutheran University

3

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Seattle Pacific University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Washington.

There were approximately 9 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at SPU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Seattle Pacific University

4

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing practice has to look into Seattle University. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Washington.

There were about 7 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Seattle University

5

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

 

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Practice Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	370	130
Oregon	135	29
Nevada	69	46
Hawaii	64	30
Alaska	22	3

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Nursing Practice Related Rankings by Major

Nursing Practice is one of 22 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	155
Nurse Anesthetist	10
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	7
Nursing Science	3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	1
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.