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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular online school in Texas for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #2 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 large city of Fort Worth.

Women make up 54% of the nursing majors at the school.

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

Read full report on Nursing at Texas Christian University

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Read full report on Nursing at Texas A&M University - College Station

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Coast University - Dallas is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at West Coast University - Dallas Report

#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Angelo State University

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 5 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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