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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 42,378 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

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

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 very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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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 Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at El Paso is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at UTEP, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at TWU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly 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.

Of the 5 students majoring in nursing at UT Health San Antonio, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

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

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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