2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their master’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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at MSU Texas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 per year.
Out of the 51 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.
ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lubbock Christian University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, LCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
LCU graduate students pay an average of $9,540 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 51 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University - Dallas landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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.
West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $8,574 in tuition and fees each year.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the 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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Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.
Texas Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Wesleyan are $21,243 per year.
Texas Wesleyan also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
TTUHSC graduate students pay an average of $19,056 in tuition and fees each year.
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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