by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most nursing degrees of any in the Southwest Region.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 206 schools in the Southwest Region offering nursing.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most nursing students in the Southwest Region.
No school graduates more nursing students than Grand Canyon University this year. Set in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5,116 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for Grand Canyon University
The University Of Texas At Arlington came in at #2 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Arlington, The University Of Texas At Arlington is a public university. This school awarded about 3,485 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for The University Of Texas At Arlington
Aspen University came in at #3 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Phoenix, Aspen University is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded about 1,999 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for Aspen University
A rank of #4 makes Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center one of the most popular schools for nursing. Set in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center graduated around 1,122 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
University Of Phoenix Arizona is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of Phoenix, University Of Phoenix Arizona is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 935 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for University Of Phoenix Arizona
Texas Womans University placed #6 for nursing by yearly graduations. Texas Womans University is a public school located in the city of Denton. Texas Womans University graduated around 783 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Texas Womans University
Galen College Of Nursing San Antonio placed #7 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of San Antonio, Galen College Of Nursing San Antonio is a private for-profit institution. This school awarded about 768 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for Galen College Of Nursing San Antonio
The University Of Texas At Tyler comes in at #8 for nursing this year. Located in the city of Tyler, The University Of Texas At Tyler is a public university. The University Of Texas At Tyler graduated around 745 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for The University Of Texas At Tyler
Chamberlain College Of Nursing Texas placed #9 for nursing by yearly graduations. Chamberlain College Of Nursing Texas is a private for-profit school located in the city of Houston. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 674 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Chamberlain College Of Nursing Texas
Arizona State University placed #10 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 626 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Arizona State University
Baylor University placed #11 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Waco, Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 578 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Baylor University
Lone Star College System comes in at #12 for nursing this year. Lone Star College System is a public school located in the city of The Woodlands. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 529 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Lone Star College System
The University Of Texas At El Paso placed #13 for nursing by yearly graduations. The University Of Texas At El Paso is a public school located in the city of El Paso. The University Of Texas At El Paso graduated around 524 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at The University Of Texas At El Paso
University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ranked #14 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is a public school located in the city of Oklahoma City. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 519 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. See more about nursing at University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston ranked #15 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Houston, The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 500 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston
Arizona State University Skysong comes in at #16 for nursing this year. Set in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona State University Skysong is a public institution. This school awarded about 490 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Arizona State University Skysong
University Of New Mexico Main Campus ranked #17 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Albuquerque. This school awarded about 474 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for University Of New Mexico Main Campus
University Of Arizona placed #18 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a public university. This school awarded about 473 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at University Of Arizona
West Coast University Dallas placed #19 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Richardson, West Coast University Dallas is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 473 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for West Coast University Dallas
The University Of Texas Medical Branch ranked #20 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Galveston, The University Of Texas Medical Branch is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 470 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. See more about nursing at The University Of Texas Medical Branch
Northern Arizona University landed the #21 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Northern Arizona University is a public school located in the city of Flagstaff. This school awarded about 456 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Northern Arizona University
The University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio landed the #22 spot among the most popular nursing schools. The University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio is a public school located in the city of San Antonio. This school awarded about 375 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at The University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio
Austin Community College District comes in at #23 for nursing this year. Set in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public institution. Austin Community College District graduated around 355 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for Austin Community College District
Texas Christian University comes in at #24 for nursing this year. Set in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 334 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Texas Christian University
University Of St Thomas Texas placed #25 for nursing by yearly graduations. University Of St Thomas Texas is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston. This school awarded about 304 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for University Of St Thomas Texas
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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