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2025 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

95 Colleges in the Southwest Region
22,505 Bachelor's Degrees
$77,874 Avg Early-Career Salary
Nursing is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 95 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22,505 bachelor's degrees in nursing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region The nursing bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nursing in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

19 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

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915 Annual Graduates
$77,083 Median Starting Salary
$28,809 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in nursing needs to check out Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a small student population.

After graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients typically make about $77,083 in their early careers.

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312 Annual Graduates
$80,433 Median Starting Salary
$22,760 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat The University of Texas Medical Branch if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the city of Galveston.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch earn $2,559 more than the typical nursing student.

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349 Annual Graduates
$82,043 Median Starting Salary
$18,000 Median Student Debt

It's difficult to beat The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Houston.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston get an earnings boost of about $4,169 over the average income of nursing majors.

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3,721 Annual Graduates
$92,781 Median Starting Salary
$20,978 Median Student Debt

Grand Canyon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from Grand Canyon University earn a boost of around $14,907 over the average income of nursing majors.

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UT Health San Antonio is a small public university located in the large city of San Antonio.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn an average of $70,826 in the first couple years of their career.

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169 Annual Graduates
$77,808 Median Starting Salary
$78,467 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients generally earn around $77,808 in the first five years of their career.

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343 Annual Graduates
$70,625 Median Starting Salary
$29,621 Median Student Debt

UOHSC is a small public university located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

Soon after graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients usually earn about $70,625 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

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UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona earn $20,952 more than the average nursing student.

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2,652 Annual Graduates
$85,513 Median Starting Salary
$12,577 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Arlington receive $7,639 more than the standard nursing grad.

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277 Annual Graduates
$95,859 Median Starting Salary
$62,391 Median Student Debt

West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Richardson.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from West Coast University - Dallas receive an earnings boost of around $17,985 over the average income of nursing majors.

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118 Annual Graduates
$75,095 Median Starting Salary
$21,478 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career income of $75,095.

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419 Annual Graduates
$76,782 Median Starting Salary
$20,605 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients generally make about $76,782 in their early careers.

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272 Annual Graduates
$78,168 Median Starting Salary
$17,968 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, nursing bachelor's recipients usually make around $78,168 at the beginning of their careers.

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362 Annual Graduates
$75,213 Median Starting Salary
$64,721 Median Student Debt

Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program make an average of $75,213 in their early career salary.

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275 Annual Graduates
$78,297 Median Starting Salary
$25,386 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nursing program report average early career earnings of $78,297.

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395 Annual Graduates
$78,180 Median Starting Salary
$25,213 Median Student Debt

ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program make an average of $78,180 in the first couple years of their career.

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474 Annual Graduates
$76,344 Median Starting Salary
$9,934 Median Student Debt

Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program make an average of $76,344 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Texas Woman’s University

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
102 Annual Graduates
$72,980 Median Starting Salary
$33,201 Median Student Debt

OCU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Oklahoma City.

After graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients generally make about $72,980 in the first five years of their career.

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UNM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albuquerque.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from University of New Mexico - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of about $4,342 above the typical earnings of nursing majors.

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Rest of the Top Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
20 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX
21 South Texas College McAllen, TX
22 Chamberlain University - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
23 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
24 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
25 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso El Paso, TX
26 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX
27 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
28 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
29 Chamberlain University - Texas Houston, TX
30 MSU Texas Wichita Falls, TX
31 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 245 11,711
Arizona 200 7,361
Oklahoma 190 1,534
New Mexico 133 741
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One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 20,792
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,540
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 102
Nursing Science 57
Clinical Nurse Specialist 14
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Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3,043
Health Sciences & Services 2,189
Public Health 2,176
Communication Sciences 1,677
Mental & Social Health Services 913
Health/Medical Prep Programs 823
Allied Health Professions 712
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 643
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 429
Dental Support Services 293

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