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

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Glendale the best school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their master’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 Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 51 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southwest Region . UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southwest Region . UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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West Coast University - Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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Texas A&M International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools 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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