Best Nursing colleges in California

Best Nursing colleges in California for 2025

Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College offers 12 Nursing degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a midsize city. In 2022, 805 Nursing students graduated with students earning 694 Certificates, and 111 Associate's degrees.

Azusa Pacific University offers 5 Nursing degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2022, 889 Nursing students graduated with students earning 615 Bachelor's degrees, 250 Master's degrees, and 24 Doctoral degrees.

Samuel Merritt University offers 8 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 772 Nursing students graduated with students earning 508 Bachelor's degrees, 236 Master's degrees, 21 Doctoral degrees, and 7 Certificates.

National University
San Diego, CA

National University offers 17 Nursing degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 474 Nursing students graduated with students earning 366 Bachelor's degrees, 58 Certificates, 39 Master's degrees, and 11 Doctoral degrees.

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University offers 13 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2022, 230 Nursing students graduated with students earning 183 Bachelor's degrees, 42 Doctoral degrees, and 5 Master's degrees.

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California State University-Fullerton offers 3 Nursing degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2022, 528 Nursing students graduated with students earning 432 Bachelor's degrees, 53 Master's degrees, and 43 Doctoral degrees.

West Coast University-Orange County offers 11 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 1,294 Nursing students graduated with students earning 934 Bachelor's degrees, 299 Master's degrees, 38 Certificates, and 23 Doctoral degrees.

West Coast University-Los Angeles
North Hollywood, CA

West Coast University-Los Angeles offers 1 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 892 Nursing students graduated with students earning 892 Bachelor's degrees.

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts offers 4 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2022, 901 Nursing students graduated with students earning 559 Certificates, 272 Associate's degrees, and 70 Bachelor's degrees.

City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

City College of San Francisco offers 7 Nursing degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 266 Nursing students graduated with students earning 181 Certificates, and 85 Associate's degrees.

List of all Nursing colleges in California

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Santa Rosa Junior College Logo Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
1/5
50 : 1 15,552
Azusa Pacific University Logo Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
5/5
21 : 1 7,169
Samuel Merritt University Logo Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA
5/5
11 : 1 1,911
National University Logo National University San Diego, CA
3/5
55 : 1 18,631
Loma Linda University Logo Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
5/5
13 : 1 4,280