2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in California

Nursing Science is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #30 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for nursing science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 doctor's degrees in nursing science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for nursing science.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Science in California

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for nursing science students seeking a a doctor's degree.

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

1

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing science needs to check out University of San Diego. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in California. More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of San Diego

2

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Irvine is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing science. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing science in California. More information about a doctorate in nursing science from University of California - Irvine

 

Best Nursing Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	214	6
Nevada	69	15
Hawaii	64	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Science

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

Majors Similar to Nursing Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	139
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	77
Registered Nursing	58
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	33
Nursing Administration	18
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	9
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	6
School Nursing	3
Clinical Nurse Specialist	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.