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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$10,323 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Health San Antonio are $4,464 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

TTUHSC graduate students pay an average of $9,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

Angelo State graduate students pay an average of $7,246 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $10,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University - Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Coast University - Dallas are $10,735 per year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTEP are $7,166 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

UT Arlington also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas rankings.

Full Nursing at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

Texas Woman’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

TWU graduate students pay an average of $7,704 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at Texas Woman’s University

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly 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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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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