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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate 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 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health the most popular school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lubbock, Covenant School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Athens, TVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#4

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, TX

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Bend College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Beeville, CBC is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the # 4 spot on the list. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wharton County Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Wharton County Junior College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,830.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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#4

Panola College

Carthage, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Panola College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Midland College

Midland, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midland College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Midland, Midland College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 10 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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