Find Nursing Colleges

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Find Schools Near

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Texas. In total, 21,862 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Texas.

There are so many nursing 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing 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. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

Request Information

Out of the 18 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Read More…

Request Information

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. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read More…

Request Information

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. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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

Read full report on Nursing at Texas Woman’s University

Request Information

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. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Read More…

Request Information
#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University 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 #6 on the list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

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.

Full Nursing at Texas Christian University Report

Request Information

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public school with a small student population.

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

Request Information

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

Full Nursing at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Report

Request Information

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

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

Full Nursing at The University of Texas at Tyler Report

Request Information

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. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

Request Information

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,966
New Mexico 1,390
Oklahoma 3,009

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Nursing Schools Near You

Our free matching tool for schools matches students with nursing schools across the U.S.