2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 368 students majoring in nursing at Grand Canyon University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aspen University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.
About 60% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at NMSU Main Campus, 20% are male and 80% are female.
With a ranking of #7, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at UOPX - Arizona, 7% are male and 93% are female.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 34% are male.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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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Nursing Related Majors
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 18 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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