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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Of the 93 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from TCU take out $19,027 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, West Coast University - Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

With a ranking of #6, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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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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 12 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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