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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$10,323 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate in Texas. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Health San Antonio are $4,464 a year.

Full Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Texas. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $9,080 per year.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Angelo State are $7,246 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value 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 very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Coast University - Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at West Coast University - Dallas are $10,735 a year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTEP are $7,166 a year.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TWU are $7,704 a year.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $7,179 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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.

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