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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health the most popular school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Covenant School of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Valley Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. TVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Athens.

Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at TVCC, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at Tarrant County College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#4

Panola College

Carthage, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Panola College is a small public school located in the distant town of Carthage.

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#4

Coastal Bend College

Beeville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Bend College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. CBC is a small public school located in the town of Beeville.

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#4

Midland College

Midland, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Midland College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Midland College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Midland.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Full Nursing at El Centro College Report

#4

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Del Mar College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Wharton County Junior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Wharton.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Wharton County Junior College carry an average student debt load of $9,830.

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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

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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