2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in the Southwest Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 313,362 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 39,179 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,645 and $23,719 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21,016 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 82 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in the Southwest Region
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 789 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Coast University - Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 182 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
West Coast University - Dallas also made our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for West Coast University - Dallas is $27,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #3 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 1,051 students in 2019-2020.
TTUHSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 4,638 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 407 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students per year to attend ASU - Skysong.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for OPSU is $10,537 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
With a ranking of #7, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 132 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 325 students in 2019-2020.
UT Health San Antonio also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Full The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Nursing Report
The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Galveston, Texas, this small public school awarded 363 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2019-2020.
UTMB Galveston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
The 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 low student loan default rate of 0.9% 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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MSU Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 175 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $10,045 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students list, Texas A & M University - Central Texas has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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Chamberlain University - Texas landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Chamberlain - Texas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 203 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Chamberlain - Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Chamberlain University - Texas is $28,938 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Nursing at Chamberlain University - Texas
With a ranking of #13, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SWOSU is a public institution located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 201 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SWOSU is $12,891 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students.
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With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 138 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.
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With a ranking of #17, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students per year to attend Northeastern State University.
New Mexico Highlands University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 49 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend New Mexico Highlands University is $9,661 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
Read full report on Nursing at New Mexico Highlands University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. NWOSU is a small public school situated in Alva, Oklahoma. It awarded 44 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NWOSU is $9,791 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 447 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.
With a ranking of #21, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 201 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students.
East Central University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 70 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend East Central University is $10,334 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nursing students.
Laredo College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Laredo College is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 21 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Laredo College is $4,222 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
With a ranking of #24, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in El-Paso, Texas, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.
TTUHSC - El Paso also took the #8 spot in our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 127 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nursing students per year to attend University of Central Oklahoma.
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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%.
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- *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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