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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

9 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Abilene.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

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

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

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

About 66% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 34% are male.

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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at UT Tyler, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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West Coast University - Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree 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.

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University of St. Thomas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of the Incarnate Word came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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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 9 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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