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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 266,651 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Southwest region, there were 33,529 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21,411 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 100 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in registered nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their registered nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree registered nursing students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chamberlain University - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region. Chamberlain - Arizona is a small private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 211 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona College - Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona College - Dallas is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Arizona College - Dallas

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Arizona College - Glendale
Glendale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona College - Glendale. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 87 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Arizona College - Glendale

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 248 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Chamberlain University - Texas

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Arizona College - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona College - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona College - Tempe is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 87 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Arizona College - Tempe

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West Coast University - Dallas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 276 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.

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 full report on Registered Nursing at West Coast University - Dallas

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in El-Paso, Texas, this small public school handed out 165 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at TTUHSC - El Paso

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Brookline College - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Brookline College - Albuquerque came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brookline College - Albuquerque is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Brookline College - Albuquerque

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With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 917 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full TTUHSC Registered Nursing Report

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South University, Austin
Round Rock, Texas

With a ranking of #10, South University, Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. South University, Austin is located in Round Rock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

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Southwestern Adventist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Southwestern Adventist University is a small school located in Keene, Texas that handed out 47 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Southwestern Adventist University

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Oklahoma Panhandle State University

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With a ranking of #13, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a small school located in Lakeway, Texas that handed out 235 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Concordia University, Texas

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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Galveston, Texas, and it awarded 367 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees 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 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at The University of Texas Medical Branch

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Brookline College - Phoenix landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brookline College - Phoenix is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 184 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

Full Brookline College - Phoenix Registered Nursing Report

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 318 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full UOHSC Registered Nursing Report

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With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 334 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Health San Antonio Registered Nursing Report

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With a ranking of #18, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 426 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 full report on Registered Nursing at UTHealth

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 3,456 bachelors’s registered nursing 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%.

Full UT Arlington Registered Nursing Report

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Registered Nursing at OKWU or OWU

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With a ranking of #21, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 630 bachelors’s registered nursing 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%.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at The University of Texas at Tyler

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Houston Baptist University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 184 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #23, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 159 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

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Schreiner University
Kerrville, Texas

With a ranking of #24, Schreiner University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Kerrville, Texas, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Schreiner University

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 4,530 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Registered Nursing at Grand Canyon University

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