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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular online school in Texas for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 46% are male.

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 5 online programs at 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 in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. 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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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Texas. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 5 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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