2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp 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 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Texas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas
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Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TCU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas Wesleyan. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Abilene Christian University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Abilene Christian does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
UT Arlington does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Baylor University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Baylor does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
UIW does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at TWU. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UTEP, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Prairie View A & M University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at PVAMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
UT Tyler does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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