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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Wesleyan University the best school in Texas for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, West Coast University - Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Texas A&M International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools 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 25 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).
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