2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Glendale the best school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor College of Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
Aspen University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
Abilene Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,662 |
| Arizona | 3,385 |
| Oklahoma | 165 |
| New Mexico | 106 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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