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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 97 degrees and certificates were awarded to practical nursing and nursing assistants students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #193 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in Texas to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio the most popular school in Texas for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Galen College of Nursing - San Antonio take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,279. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $107.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

Women make up 93% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $24,326.

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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 160 students majoring in practical nursing at Tyler Junior College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Tyler Junior College take out $18,288 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from South Texas College carry an average student debt load of $8,704.

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#5

RGV Careers

Pharr, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at RGV Careers helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Texas. Located in the large suburb of Pharr, RGV Careers is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 144 students majoring in practical nursing at RGV Careers, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at RGV Careers take out an average of $11,740 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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El Paso Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 114 students majoring in practical nursing at El Paso Community College, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

North Central Texas College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. NCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Gainesville.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from NCTC carry an average student debt load of $17,050.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at San Jacinto College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,484.

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Lamar State College - Orange did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Lamar State College - Orange carry an average student debt load of $18,823.

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Texas State Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in practical nursing at TSTC, 13% are male and 87% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $16,535 in student debt.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
12 Angelina College Lufkin, TX

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
Oklahoma 57
New Mexico 0

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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