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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

17 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 3,662 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Christian University the best school in Texas for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 17 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Abilene Christian 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington 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 #9 on the list. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,385
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 106

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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