2024 Best Nursing Practice Schools in the Southwest Region
24
Colleges in the Southwest Region
875
Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #105 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 24 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Practice Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 875 degrees in nursing practice during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School
The nursing practice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Practice rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing practice schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Nursing Practice Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Practice Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
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Featured Nursing Practice Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Best Schools for Nursing Practice in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing practice degree levels they offer.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Nursing Practice
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
40
Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
Any student who is interested in nursing practice has to check out The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Houston.
There were about 40 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In TX
Texas Christian University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from Texas Christian UniversityThe University of Texas Medical Branch is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing practice. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 27 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas Medical BranchDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
It's hard to beat Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Lubbock.
There were about 4 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In TX
UT Health San Antonio is a small public university located in the large city of San Antonio.
There were approximately 10 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TX
Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas at AustinDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AZ
99
Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 99 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from University of ArizonaBaylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from Baylor UniversityDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
295
Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 295 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from Grand Canyon UniversityDoctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
94
Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.
There were about 94 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas at Arlington
