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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 18 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Texas. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at UTEP, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Texas. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Out of the 18 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at TTUHSC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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

On average, nursing graduates from TCU take out $19,027 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 18 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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