by our College Data Analytics TeamThere was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2025 Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The critical care nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the critical care nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat Grand Canyon University if you want to pursue a degree in critical care nursing. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.More information about a degree in critical care nursing from Grand Canyon University
Explore the best critical care nursing schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 670 | 152 |
Critical Care Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 34,074 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 2,830 |
| Nursing Administration | 1,716 |
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 1,675 |
| Nursing Practice | 875 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 522 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 246 |
| Nursing Science | 82 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 81 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 66 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
