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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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Aspen University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a medium-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.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
Grand Canyon University also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. NWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Alva.
NWOSU graduate students pay an average of $10,571 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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Out of the 30 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
Texas Wesleyan graduate students pay an average of $21,243 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Wesleyan 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.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $21,997 per year.
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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $15,048 per year.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi graduate students pay an average of $15,995 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| 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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