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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

64 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 64 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

Check out the practical nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio the most popular school in Texas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio take out $21,279 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $107.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Grand Prairie, Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie take out $24,326 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tyler Junior College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

Of the 160 students majoring in practical nursing at Tyler Junior College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Tyler Junior College take out an average of $18,288 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the city of McAllen.

Women make up 78% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at South Texas College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,704.

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#5

RGV Careers

Pharr, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at RGV Careers helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Texas. RGV Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Pharr.

Of the 144 students majoring in practical nursing at RGV Careers, 15% are male and 85% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at RGV Careers accumulate an average of around $11,740 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #6, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Of the 114 students majoring in practical nursing at El Paso Community College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

With a ranking of #7, North Central Texas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at NCTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,050.

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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

On average, practical nursing graduates from San Jacinto College take out $15,484 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Lamar State College - Orange landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Lamar State College - Orange is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Orange.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Lamar State College - Orange take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,823.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. TSTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Of the 86 students majoring in practical nursing at TSTC, 13% are male and 87% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from TSTC carry an average student debt load of $16,535.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing & Nursing Assistants students in the state of Texas that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
12 Angelina College Lufkin, TX

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 0

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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 the rest 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.

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