Nursing at Texas Woman’s University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Texas Woman's University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 16,433 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 470 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from TWU.

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

TWU Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at TWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

TWU does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

TWU Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how TWU performed in these rankings.

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 nursing major at TWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	123
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	240
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	240
	277
	448
	1,009

In 2021, 127 students received their master’s degree in nursing from TWU. This makes it the #78 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #123 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from TWU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at TWU is $64,343. This is 2% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at TWU awarded 470 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	128
White	158
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

TWU Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 nursing majors earned their master's degree from TWU. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the 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 Texas Woman's University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	49
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

TWU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Woman's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	470
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	142
Nursing Science	13
Nursing Practice	12
Nursing Administration	2

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Texas Woman's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.