2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
The Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Of the 368 students majoring in nursing at Grand Canyon University, 10% are male and 90% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
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Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aspen University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 60% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 40% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Abilene Christian University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Abilene.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.
Of the 15 students majoring in nursing at NMSU Main Campus, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at UOPX - Arizona, 7% are male and 93% are female.
With a ranking of #8, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.
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Texas Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
About 66% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 34% are male.
Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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 18 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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