2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Nursing 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Glendale the best school in the Southwest Region for nursing students. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.
The excellent 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 fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor College of Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit school 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 #4 on this year’s Best Nursing 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
The University of Texas Medical Branch came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.
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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 |
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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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