by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,992 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 871 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in nursing practice. To top this list, a school must have a successful nursing practice program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 368 degrees to qualified ’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 29 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 94 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing practice degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 46 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. UTHealth is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 31 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a medium-sized school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 30 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified ’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Oklahoma City University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified ’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified ’s nursing practice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The University of Texas Medical Branch came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Medical Branch is a small public school situated in Galveston, Texas. It awarded 18 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Nursing Practice at The University of Texas Medical Branch
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nursing Practice at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 13 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Nursing Practice Report
Texas Woman’s University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing practice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nursing Practice at Texas Woman’s University
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
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Baylor University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 10 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 9 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. NWOSU is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.
Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 6 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Nursing Practice at Texas Christian University
With a ranking of #20, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 4 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s nursing practice degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western New Mexico University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region list. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nursing practice degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Nursing Practice at Western New Mexico University
Prairie View A & M University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Practice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
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