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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas

34 Colleges
$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 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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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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 nursing schools in Texas. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

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Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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West Coast University - Dallas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. West Coast University - Dallas is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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Texas A&M International University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

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#10

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 25 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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