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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

13 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in Texas for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

On average, nursing graduates from TCU take out $19,027 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Out of the 13 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, West Coast University - Dallas landed the # 3 spot on the list. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#8

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate nursing programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools 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 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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