2024 Best Nursing Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
21
Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,623
Master's Degrees
If you pursue a master's degree in
nursing administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #21 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for nursing administration students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,623 master's degrees in nursing administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Nursing Administration School for Your Master's Degree
The nursing administration master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing administration students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of nursing administration students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing administration related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing administration students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The nursing administration 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 Nursing Administration Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.