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2026 Best Value Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools in the Southwest Region

[Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/nurse-midwife-nursing-midwifery/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery students.

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• Best Value Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools in the Southwest Region

2026 Best Value Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools in the Southwest Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the nurse midwife/nursing midwifery degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery Schools

1

University Of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

$13,573 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$59,979 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of Arizona, our #1 best value for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery in the Southwest Region. Located in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $13,573, with out-of-state students paying around $39,903. Nurse Midwife/nursing Midwifery graduates carry a median of $21,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, nurse midwife/nursing midwifery degree recipients from University Of Arizona generally make around $50,834. Set against $21,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Arizona admits about 86% of applicants.

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Baylor University
Waco, TX

$58,100 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,975 Avg Student Debt

$65,793 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Baylor University earned it the #2 place for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery. Baylor University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco. Students from in state pay about $58,100 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for nurse midwife/nursing midwifery graduates is $26,975. Early-career nurse midwife/nursing midwifery graduates make about $94,615. That is a strong return on a $26,975 median debt. Baylor University admits about 51% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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.