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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas

40 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.

The Most Popular 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 40 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

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

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Nursing at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

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 medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Medical Branch is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UTMB Galveston is a small public school located in the town of Galveston.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TTUHSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Texas. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Texas Woman’s University

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Nursing at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

#7

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Texas Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 48% are male.

Full Nursing at Texas Wesleyan University Report

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Health San Antonio is a small public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 73% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 27% are male.

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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tyler.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at The University of Texas at Tyler

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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 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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