2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
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.
The Most Popular 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 20 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the most popular school in Texas for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. TCU is a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 59% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
About 79% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 21% are male.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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.
Of the 31 students majoring in nursing at UT Austin, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the fringe town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Abilene Christian University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 12,966 |
Oklahoma | 3,009 |
New Mexico | 1,390 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 20 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.