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Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

9 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular online school in Texas for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 34% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tyler.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at UT Tyler, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

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University of St. Thomas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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West Coast University - Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,966
Oklahoma 3,009
New Mexico 1,390

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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 9 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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