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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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 nursing program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 93 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, nursing majors at TCU accumulate an average of around $19,027 in student debt.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, UOHSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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West Coast University - Dallas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

With a ranking of #10, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

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Explore the most popular online nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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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

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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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