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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best 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 Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 368 students majoring in nursing at Grand Canyon University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% 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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Out of the 34 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 80 students majoring in nursing at ASU - Tempe, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

Women make up 59% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#8

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 21% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 31 students majoring in nursing at UT Austin, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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