2027 Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Southwest Region
Critical Care Nursing is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their critical care nursing programs.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best critical care nursing schools.
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Best Schools for Critical Care Nursing in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall critical care nursing education in the Southwest Region.
Top Schools in Critical Care Nursing
Our analysis ranked Grand Canyon University the best school in the country for a degree in critical care nursing. This very large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Phoenix. The six-year graduation rate is 44%. There were roughly 105 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. Critical Care Nursing graduates of Grand Canyon University earn a median of $115,226 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $25,500 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
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