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Nursing at Southwest Texas College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Southwest Texas College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southwest Texas College is located in Uvalde, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 44 nursing degrees were granted at Southwest Texas College.

Online & Distance Learning at Southwest Texas College

Distance learning is available at Southwest Texas College. Among 6,525 students, 962 (15%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,362 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Southwest Texas College

These rankings give you a sense of how Southwest Texas College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#47 of 106
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#69 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#88 of 111
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#147 of 192
Best Value	Nationwide	#523 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1276 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Southwest Texas College

Students who complete Southwest Texas College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$62,409
4 years	$63,049
5 years	$81,744

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Southwest Texas College earn a median of $63,049, compared with $35,623 for all Southwest Texas College graduates — about 77% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Southwest Texas College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Southwest Texas College are 84% women (37) and 16% men (7).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Southwest Texas College

Among the 44 associate’s nursing graduates at Southwest Texas College, 84% were women (37) and 16% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Texas College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	41

Minority students account for 93% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Texas College, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Southwest Texas College

The Nursing program at Southwest Texas College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	44

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Southwest Texas College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.