2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.
The Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Wesleyan University the best school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Texas Wesleyan 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 59% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Texas A&M College Station 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
UT Austin does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M International University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M International University. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 44 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at TCU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
With a ranking of #6, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at LCU. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Grand Canyon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity 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.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Aspen University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Aspen University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
MSU Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Texas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Baylor. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UH, 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 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Oklahoma City University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at OCU. In 2019-2020 about 12% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Rio Grande Valley. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TWU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that University of Arizona does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Houston Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at HBU. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UTEP. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at ENMU - Main Campus, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
Angelo State University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Angelo State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northern Arizona University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
NAU 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 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
West Texas A&M University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at West Texas A&M University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Hallmark University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Hallmark. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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*These averages are for the top 25 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%.
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