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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 368 students majoring in nursing at Grand Canyon University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 34% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree 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 medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 80 students majoring in nursing at ASU - Tempe, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

Women make up 59% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#8

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 21% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 31 students majoring in nursing at UT Austin, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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 25 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.

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