2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Associate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 1 school in the Southwest Region offering online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree School in the Southwest Region
The school below is the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online associate degree.
Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree School
Our 2023 rankings named Amarillo College the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 204 students majoring in nursing at Amarillo College, 15% are male and 85% are female.
While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Amarillo College accumulate an average of around $22,468 in student debt.
Request InformationMost Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online nursing schools 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 values are for the top school 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.