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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 262,974 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 34,074 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10,052 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 111 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their registered nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree registered nursing students.
Out of the 111 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carrington College, Mesquite landed the #1 spot on the list.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Carrington College, Mesquite
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist Health System School of Health Professions. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Baptist Health System School of Health Professions is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 223 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Baptist Health System School of Health Professions
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region. Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 520 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Nursing Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region. Dallas Nursing Institute is a small school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 23 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 111 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oklahoma State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Western Oklahoma State College is a small school located in Altus, Oklahoma that handed out 90 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Carrington College, Albuquerque came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small private for-profit school handed out 56 degrees to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Carrington College, Albuquerque
Murray State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Murray State College is a small school located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma that handed out 81 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Northern Oklahoma College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Oklahoma College is a small public school situated in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. It awarded 86 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Carrington College-Tucson did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Carrington College-Tucson is a small school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 39 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Carrington College-Tucson
Weatherford College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Weatherford, Texas, and it awarded 157 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mohave Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mohave Community College is a small school located in Kingman, Arizona that handed out 116 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
GateWay Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 226 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Registered Nursing at GateWay Community College
Ranger College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ranger College is a small school located in Ranger, Texas that handed out 51 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carrington College-Mesa ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Carrington College-Mesa is a private for-profit institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Carrington College-Mesa
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 137 diplomas to qualified associates’s registered nursing students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Miami, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s registered nursing degrees to 48 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Carrington College, Phoenix North did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Carrington College, Phoenix North is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 60 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Registered Nursing at Carrington College, Phoenix North
Seminole State College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Seminole, Oklahoma, and it awarded 39 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Seminole State College
Vernon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Vernon, Texas, and it awarded 68 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Vernon Regional Junior College
Pima Medical Institute - Mesa came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PMI Mesa is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 66 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Temple College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 98 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM Gallup is a small school located in Gallup, New Mexico that handed out 29 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Registered Nursing at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
With a ranking of #23, Victoria College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 68 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Connors State College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Warner, Oklahoma, and it awarded 73 associates’s registered nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Registered Nursing at Connors State College
With a ranking of #25, Eastern Oklahoma State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern is located in Wilburton, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 36 associates’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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