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Nursing Graduate Schools in the West

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In 2024, we reviewed 103 graduate schools offering nurse majors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

We rank University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), and University of California Irvine the top three nursing graduate schools in the West.

See the best 50 nursing schools in the West below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the West.

Top 50 nursing graduate schools in the West:

University of California Los Angeles - Graduate School Ranking
1. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 3 nursing programs

University of Southern California - Graduate School Ranking
2. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 2 nursing programs

University of California Irvine - Graduate School Ranking
3. University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA, 6 nursing programs

University of Washington Seattle - Graduate School Ranking
4. University of Washington Seattle

Seattle, WA, 11 nursing programs

University of California Davis - Graduate School Ranking
5. University of California Davis

Davis, CA, 5 nursing programs

California State University Long Beach - Graduate School Ranking
6. California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA, 4 nursing programs

Gonzaga University - Graduate School Ranking
7. Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA, 3 nursing programs

University of San Diego - Graduate School Ranking
8. University of San Diego

San Diego, CA, 6 nursing programs

Brigham Young University - Graduate School Ranking
9. Brigham Young University

Provo, UT, 2 nursing programs

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science - Graduate School Ranking
California State University Fullerton - Graduate School Ranking
11. California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, CA, 2 nursing programs

Westminster College - Graduate School Ranking
12. Westminster College

Salt Lake City, UT, 5 nursing programs

San Diego State University - Graduate School Ranking
13. San Diego State University

San Diego, CA, 1 nursing program

University of Portland - Graduate School Ranking
14. University of Portland

Portland, OR, 3 nursing programs

University of Arizona - Graduate School Ranking
15. University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ, 9 nursing programs

Arizona State University Immersion - Graduate School Ranking
16. Arizona State University Immersion

Tempe, AZ, 6 nursing programs

University of Utah - Graduate School Ranking
17. University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT, 9 nursing programs

Seattle University - Graduate School Ranking
18. Seattle University

Seattle, WA, 22 nursing programs

San Jose State University - Graduate School Ranking
19. San Jose State University

San Jose, CA, 2 nursing programs

Point Loma Nazarene University - Graduate School Ranking
20. Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA, 3 nursing programs

Northcentral University - Graduate School Ranking
21. Northcentral University

San Diego, CA, 2 nursing programs

Samuel Merritt University - Graduate School Ranking
22. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, CA, 5 nursing programs

University of California San Francisco - Graduate School Ranking
23. University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, 4 nursing programs

Loma Linda University - Graduate School Ranking
24. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA, 10 nursing programs

Azusa Pacific University - Graduate School Ranking
25. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA, 4 nursing programs

University of San Francisco - Graduate School Ranking
26. University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, 4 nursing programs

Regis University - Graduate School Ranking
27. Regis University

Denver, CO, 11 nursing programs

Washington State University - Graduate School Ranking
28. Washington State University

Pullman, WA, 6 nursing programs

California Baptist University - Graduate School Ranking
29. California Baptist University

Riverside, CA, 2 nursing programs

University of Nevada Reno - Graduate School Ranking
30. University of Nevada Reno

Reno, NV, 8 nursing programs

Pacific Lutheran University - Graduate School Ranking
31. Pacific Lutheran University

Tacoma, WA, 5 nursing programs

San Francisco State University - Graduate School Ranking
32. San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA, 2 nursing programs

California State University Sacramento - Graduate School Ranking
33. California State University Sacramento

Sacramento, CA, 1 nursing program

University of Hawaii at Manoa - Graduate School Ranking
34. University of Hawaii

Honolulu, HI, 4 nursing programs

University of Wyoming - Graduate School Ranking
35. University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY, 2 nursing programs

California State University Stanislaus - Graduate School Ranking
36. California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA, 1 nursing program

Mount Saint Mary's University - Graduate School Ranking
37. Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA, 3 nursing programs

California State University Fresno - Graduate School Ranking
38. California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA, 2 nursing programs

California State University San Bernardino - Graduate School Ranking
39. California State University San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA, 2 nursing programs

Oregon Health & Science University - Graduate School Ranking
40. Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, OR, 8 nursing programs

University of New Mexico - Graduate School Ranking
41. University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM, 4 nursing programs

California State University Los Angeles - Graduate School Ranking
42. California State University Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 3 nursing programs

University of Nevada Las Vegas - Graduate School Ranking
43. University of Nevada Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV, 17 nursing programs

Montana State University - Graduate School Ranking
44. Montana State University

Bozeman, MT, 6 nursing programs

University of Alaska Anchorage - Graduate School Ranking
45. University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK, 4 nursing programs

Colorado Christian University - Graduate School Ranking
46. Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, CO, 2 nursing programs

Northern Arizona University - Graduate School Ranking
47. Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ, 6 nursing programs

University of Northern Colorado - Graduate School Ranking
48. University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, CO, 3 nursing programs

Boise State University - Graduate School Ranking
49. Boise State University

Boise, ID, 4 nursing programs

University of Hawaii at Hilo - Graduate School Ranking
50. University of Hawaii

Hilo, HI, 1 nursing program


Nursing graduate schools in the West by state:

Schools by State8 Nursing Schools in Arizona45 Nursing Schools in California8 Nursing Schools in Colorado5 Nursing Schools in Idaho2 Nursing Schools in Montana4 Nursing Schools in Nevada3 Nursing Schools in New Mexico5 Nursing Schools in Oregon9 Nursing Schools in Utah9 Nursing Schools in Washington1 Nursing Schools in Wyoming


Nursing schools in other regions:

Midwest: 181 graduate schools
Northeast: 154 graduate schools
South: 264 graduate schools
Southeast: 188 graduate schools

Popular graduate school cities in the West:

in Arizona:
Chandler: 2 graduate schools
Flagstaff: 1 graduate school
Glendale: 1 graduate school
Phoenix: 7 graduate schools
Scottsdale: 2 graduate schools
Tempe: 4 graduate schools
Tucson: 2 graduate schools
in California:
Anaheim: 4 graduate schools
Azusa: 1 graduate school
Berkeley: 9 graduate schools
Carson: 1 graduate school
Claremont: 5 graduate schools
Davis: 1 graduate school
Fresno: 2 graduate schools
Fullerton: 4 graduate schools
Hayward: 2 graduate schools
Irvine: 6 graduate schools
La Jolla: 2 graduate schools
La Verne: 1 graduate school
Loma Linda: 1 graduate school
Long Beach: 1 graduate school
Los Alamitos: 1 graduate school
Los Angeles: 20 graduate schools
Malibu: 1 graduate school
Monterey: 2 graduate schools
Northridge: 1 graduate school
Oakland: 6 graduate schools
Orange: 1 graduate school
Palo Alto: 2 graduate schools
Pasadena: 6 graduate schools
Pomona: 2 graduate schools
Redlands: 1 graduate school
Riverside: 3 graduate schools
Sacramento: 2 graduate schools
San Bernardino: 1 graduate school
San Diego: 20 graduate schools
San Francisco: 10 graduate schools
San Jose: 2 graduate schools
San Luis Obispo: 1 graduate school
Santa Barbara: 4 graduate schools
Santa Clara: 1 graduate school
Santa Cruz: 2 graduate schools
Stanford: 1 graduate school
Stockton: 3 graduate schools
in Colorado:
Aurora: 1 graduate school
Boulder: 3 graduate schools
Colorado Springs: 3 graduate schools
Denver: 7 graduate schools
Fort Collins: 1 graduate school
Golden: 1 graduate school
Greeley: 1 graduate school
in Hawaii:
Honolulu: 4 graduate schools
in Idaho:
Boise: 2 graduate schools
Moscow: 2 graduate schools
Pocatello: 1 graduate school
in Montana:
Bozeman: 1 graduate school
Missoula: 1 graduate school
in Nevada:
Henderson: 4 graduate schools
Las Vegas: 3 graduate schools
Reno: 1 graduate school
in New Mexico:
Albuquerque: 1 graduate school
Las Cruces: 1 graduate school
in Oregon:
Corvallis: 1 graduate school
Eugene: 2 graduate schools
Forest Grove: 1 graduate school
Portland: 12 graduate schools
in Utah:
Logan: 1 graduate school
Provo: 2 graduate schools
Salt Lake City: 3 graduate schools
in Washington:
Cheney: 1 graduate school
Pullman: 1 graduate school
Seattle: 8 graduate schools
Spokane: 2 graduate schools
Tacoma: 4 graduate schools
in Wyoming:
Laramie: 1 graduate school
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