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Registered Nursing at Houston Baptist University

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Houston Baptist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,963. Of the 204 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Houston Baptist University in 2021, 184 of them were registered nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

HBU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing

HBU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at HBU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at HBU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 19
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 50
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 52
67
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 135
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 166
207
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 223
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 229
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 282
464
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 490
Best Registered Nursing Schools 716
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 766
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,264

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from HBU. This makes it the #50 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at HBU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Houston Baptist University.

HBU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 184 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in registered nursing from HBU in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Houston Baptist University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 51
White 42
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

HBU Registered Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 64 registered nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from HBU, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Houston Baptist University with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

HBU also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Houston Baptist University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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