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
$101,387 Avg Salary
$40,791 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Texas with 21,862 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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 college with a very large student population.

Of the 148 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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

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 school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

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

Read More…

Out of the 18 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

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

#6

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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

Read More…

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 large city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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

Read More…

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. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

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

The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Nursing at The University of Texas at Tyler Report

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in nursing at UT Austin, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Read More…

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 12,966
New Mexico 1,390
Oklahoma 3,009

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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.

Featured Schools

Find Nursing Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited nursing schools across the U.S.