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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas

40 Colleges
$98,290 Avg Salary
$50,801 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Nursing 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 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 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. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,337 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.

While working on their Master's Degree, nursing majors at UT Arlington accumulate an average of around $45,894 in student debt.

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

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. Located in the large city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Nursing majors at UTHealth take out an average of $38,224 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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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. Located in the town of Galveston, UTMB Galveston is a public college with a small student population.

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

After completing their Master's Degree, nursing graduates from UTMB Galveston carry an average student debt load of $38,531.

Read full report on Nursing at The University of Texas Medical Branch

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

After completing their Master's Degree, nursing graduates from TTUHSC carry an average student debt load of $57,354.

Full Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Of the 155 students majoring in nursing at TWU, 4% are male and 96% are female.

Nursing majors at TWU take out an average of $29,025 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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The University of Texas at El Paso 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UTEP take out while working on their Master's Degree is $38,660.

Read full report on Nursing at The University of Texas at El Paso

#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. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

While working on their Master's Degree, nursing majors at Texas Wesleyan accumulate an average of around $128,709 in student debt.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UT Health San Antonio take out while working on their Master's Degree is $45,938.

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

The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in nursing at UT Tyler, 12% are male and 88% are female.

While working on their Master's Degree, nursing majors at UT Tyler accumulate an average of around $35,782 in student debt.

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

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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Texas A&M Corpus Christi take out while working on their Master's Degree is $43,876.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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