2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Coast University - Dallas the best value school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
West Coast University - Dallas graduate students pay an average of $10,735 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Angelo State University 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 Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.
Angelo State graduate students pay an average of $14,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $19,056 per year.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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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 graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 per year.
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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 20 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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