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Nursing at Central Texas College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Central Texas College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Central Texas College sits in Killeen, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 62 nursing graduations were recorded at Central Texas College.

Online Class Availability at Central Texas College

Online coursework is an option at Central Texas College. Of 8,373 students, 4,328 (52%) studied exclusively online and 1,769 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Central Texas College

These rankings give you a sense of how Central Texas College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Texas	#27 of 106
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#41 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#59 of 111
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#87 of 192
Best Value	Nationwide	#301 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#720 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Central Texas College

Students who complete Central Texas College’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$58,067
2 years	$67,101
3 years	$63,784
4 years	$65,331
5 years	$78,335

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Central Texas College earn a median of $65,331, compared with $41,755 for all Central Texas College graduates — about 56% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Central Texas College is $15,099.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Central Texas College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Central Texas College are 94% women (58) and 6% men (4).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Central Texas College

Among the 52 associate’s nursing graduates at Central Texas College, 92% were women (48) and 8% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Central Texas College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	25
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	9
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 50% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Central Texas College, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Central Texas College

This Nursing program at Central Texas College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	62

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Central Texas College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.