2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,027 in student loans.
TCU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Grand Canyon University. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Arlington, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UT Austin does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ASU - Tempe does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,445 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NAU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Angelo State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
UT Rio Grande Valley does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Arizona. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
TWU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
UT Tyler does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.
UTEP does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #14 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UOPX - Arizona. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UNM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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