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Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$8,342 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

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 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 master’s degree in Texas. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

UT Health San Antonio graduate students pay an average of $4,464 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 medium-sized public school located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large 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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#4

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

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 moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU Texas are $6,886 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

UTHealth graduate students pay an average of $10,409 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a fairly 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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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTMB Galveston are $11,471 a year.

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Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Angelo State is a 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 fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $7,704 per year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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