2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Health San Antonio are $4,464 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTHealth are $10,409 per year.
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Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 3 spot on the list. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TTUHSC are $9,080 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi graduate students pay an average of $7,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $11,471 per year.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $7,704 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $7,166 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Arlington are $10,853 a year.
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Prairie View A & M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at PVAMU are $7,993 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 12,966 |
| Oklahoma | 3,009 |
| New Mexico | 1,390 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
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 17 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).
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