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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 21,862 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in Texas for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The excellent 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. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, nursing majors at TCU accumulate an average of around $19,027 in student debt.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Coast University - Dallas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#8

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best 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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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