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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

29 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at ASU - Tempe, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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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 large city of El Paso.

About 72% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 28% are male.

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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 medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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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 city of Lubbock.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

Of the 13 students majoring in nursing at TCU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, nursing graduates from TCU carry an average student debt load of $19,027.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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

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