Eighteen nursing programs in the CSU were recently ranked among the best for providing an affordable, quality education. The programs were featured in Nurse Journal’s 2015 Western Rankings for America’s Best Nursing Schools. The recognition serves as a testament to the CSU’s quality nursing programs and dedicated faculty.
NurseJournal.org, a social networking website for nurses and healthcare professionals, evaluated over 400 schools in five categories to determine the rankings. There were 130 points possible: 30 for quality, 35 for affordability, 25 for convenience, 20 for satisfaction, and 20 for value.
CSU Dominguez Hills’ School of Nursing took the gold with an overall score of 112.33, which includes 25 points for convenience—the highest score possible in that category. Programs at Chico, San Marcos, Los Angeles, Fullerton, Long Beach and Fresno were also included in the top 25.
“We want to help students choose the nursing program that is best for them,” said Beth Parker, Nurse Journal’s special projects coordinator. “The interactive table on our website is sorted by overall score, but you can click on the column headings to find the most affordable schools, or the most convenient—whichever metric matters most.”
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for all registered nursing will grow over 30 percent in the next decade, which is faster than average when compared to other occupations. CSU programs are producing highly-skilled graduates to meet this increasing demand. In fact, the CSU graduates 44 percent of all health or medical related bachelor’s students and 37 percent of all master’s students in the state.
CSU rankings are below. The entire list, which includes 442 nursing schools, is available at http://nursejournal.org/articles/americas-best-nursing-schools/
- Dominguez Hills (1)
- Chico (10)
- San Marcos (13)
- Los Angeles (18)
- Fullerton (21)
- Long Beach (23)
- Fresno (24)
- Stanislaus (26)
- San Bernardino (28)
- San Diego (29)
- Sacramento (31)
- San Jose (35)
- Sonoma (36)
- Northridge (38)
- East Bay (41)
- San Francisco (52)
- Bakersfield (69)
- Channel Islands (145)