2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.
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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a very 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.
Out of the 29 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at UTEP, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at TTUHSC, 13% are male and 88% are female.
Texas Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large 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.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at TCU take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $19,027.
University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,662 |
| Arizona | 3,385 |
| Oklahoma | 165 |
| New Mexico | 106 |
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 29 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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