2024 Best Registered Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
11
Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,086
Master's Degrees
Ranked #4 in popularity,
registered nursing is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 11 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of registered nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 1,086 master's degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of registered nursing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to registered nursing students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of registered nursing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized registered nursing related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for registered nursing students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The registered 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 Registered Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.