2027 Best Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools in the Southwest Region
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery in the Southwest Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nurse midwife/nursing midwifery degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
No school ranked higher than Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center this year for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a moderately-sized public university. There were roughly 24 nurse midwife/nursing midwifery students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in the most recent data year. Graduates of the nurse midwife/nursing midwifery program make about $113,144 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $22,000 to complete this degree.
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A rank of #2 makes Baylor University one of the top schools for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor University is a very large private not-for-profit university. About 80% of students finish within six years. Baylor University awarded about 16 nurse midwife/nursing midwifery degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the nurse midwife/nursing midwifery program make about $94,615 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $26,975.
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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 · 2 schools 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.