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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

18 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Arlington to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. UT Arlington is a fairly 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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Texas. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

Of the 60 students majoring in nursing at UT Rio Grande Valley, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Texas. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Women make up 72% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at TWU, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at TCU take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $19,027.

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

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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tyler.

About 60% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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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 18 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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