2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Nursing Basic 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 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 Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing
Our analysis found Lone Star College System to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means El Paso Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 99 students majoring in nursing at El Paso Community College, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Covenant School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 61 students majoring in nursing at Covenant School of Nursing, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at GateWay Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
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Central Texas College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Killeen.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 12,966 |
Texas | 21,862 |
New Mexico | 1,390 |
Oklahoma | 3,009 |
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Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.