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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

13 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Texas. In total, 21,862 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Texas.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Nursing majors at TCU take out an average of $19,027 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Coast University - Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

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#8

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,966
Oklahoma 3,009
New Mexico 1,390

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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