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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$13,405 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Texas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in Texas for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Health San Antonio are $4,464 per year.

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Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UTHealth graduate students pay an average of $10,409 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $9,080 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $7,179 a year.

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Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $11,471 per year.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TWU are $7,704 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UTEP graduate students pay an average of $7,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $12,050 per year.

UT Austin also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A & M University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the distant town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at PVAMU are $7,993 a year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 17 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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