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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 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.

The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio the best value school in Texas for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Health San Antonio are $4,464 a year.

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Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M International University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.

Texas A&M International University graduate students pay an average of $6,595 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. TTUHSC is a medium-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.

Full Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

#4

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.

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

Full Nursing at MSU Texas Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Texas. 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 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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The University of Texas Medical Branch ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTMB Galveston are $11,471 per year.

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#8

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 fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Angelo State are $7,246 a year.

Full Nursing at Angelo State University Report

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 large student population.

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

Full Nursing at Texas Woman’s University Report

With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 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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