2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in the Southwest Region for nursing students. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Aspen University are $5,170 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Texas are $11,726 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great value for nursing students. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.
LCU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 55 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University - Dallas landed the # 5 spot on the list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Coast University - Dallas are $17,173 a year.
West Texas A&M University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year.
Grand Canyon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
UT Health San Antonio undergraduate students pay an average of $21,694 in tuition and fees each year.
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Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alva, NWOSU is a public school with a small student population.
NWOSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,001 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Wesleyan are $34,412 a year.
Texas Wesleyan also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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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Nursing Related Majors for 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.
- 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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