2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Aspen University also did well on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Grand Canyon University also is in the top 15% of our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Alva.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWOSU are $10,571 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.
UT Health San Antonio graduate students pay an average of $13,448 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Texas Wesleyan graduate students pay an average of $21,243 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Wesleyan also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 a year.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $21,997 a year.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $15,048 per year.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,995 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Texas Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TCU are $32,268 per year.
TCU also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 21,862 |
| Arizona | 12,966 |
| Oklahoma | 3,009 |
| New Mexico | 1,390 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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