2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nursing Science is the 150th most popular major in the country with 4,637 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 101 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in nursing science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.
TWU also made our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also made our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree nursing science students with aid list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
UT Tyler also made our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Tyler are $16,308.
With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree nursing science students with aid list, UNM has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Oklahoma City University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oklahoma City University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma City University are $13,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Notes and References
References
- 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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