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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

30 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 39,944 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Glendale the best school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Wesleyan University 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 Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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#7

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Abilene Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 21,862
Arizona 12,966
Oklahoma 3,009
New Mexico 1,390

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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