2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,952 people earned their degree in adult health nurse/nursing, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 149 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 adult health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult health nurse/nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult health nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$13,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OCU are $13,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at Oklahoma City University

#1

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$24,080 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Adult Health Nurse/Nursing at University of Tulsa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult Health Nurse/Nursing

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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