2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in Texas for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the 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.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M International University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M International University are $6,595 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Texas. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TTUHSC are $9,080 per year.
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Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Texas are $6,886 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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTHealth are $10,409 a year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $7,166 per year.
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The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
UTMB Galveston graduate students pay an average of $11,471 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $7,246 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a 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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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 per year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 |
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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 25 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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