2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across California, there were 16,063 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great registered nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree registered nursing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#3 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also made our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Azusa Pacific University Registered Nursing Report

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of San Francisco Registered Nursing Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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