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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Glendale the best school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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#2

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 51 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 5 spot on the list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #9, West Coast University - Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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Texas A&M International University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,662
Arizona 3,385
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 106

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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