2025 Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region
20
Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,830
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
family practice nurse/nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #52 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 20 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for family practice nurse/nursing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,830 degrees in family practice nurse/nursing to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Family Practice Nurse/Nursing School
Your choice of family practice nurse/nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for family practice nurse/nursing 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 Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 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 family practice nursing degree levels they offer.
10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Family Practice Nursing
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
18th
Most Popular In TX
Every student who is interested in family practice nurse/nursing needs to look into Texas Christian University. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TX
133
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
The University of Texas Medical Branch is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in family practice nurse/nursing. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the city of Galveston.
There were about 133 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in family practice nurse/nursing from The University of Texas Medical Branch
Masters
Degree Type
MS in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Program Name
Break into one of the most high-demand occupations in the nation with your online MSN Family Nurse Practitioner track from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
185
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in family practice nurse/nursing needs to look into 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 185 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in family practice nurse/nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In TX
170
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in family practice nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 170 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in family practice nurse/nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
155
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were about 155 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In TX
48
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
UT Health San Antonio is a small public university located in the city of San Antonio.
There were approximately 48 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in family practice nurse/nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
1,188
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #304 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1188 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in family practice nurse/nursing from The University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelors
Degree Type
BS in Nursing - RN to BSN
Program Name
With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AZ
238
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 238 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In TX
38
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TX
167
Family Practice Nursing Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #573 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TWU is a great university overall.
There were about 167 family practice nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in family practice nurse/nursing from Texas Woman’s University
