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Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#3

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Women make up 54% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, nursing graduates from TCU carry an average student debtload of $19,027.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. UOHSC is a small public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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West Coast University - Dallas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

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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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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 12 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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