2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Texas
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Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M International University the best value school in Texas for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Laredo, Texas, the medium-sized public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M International University graduate students pay an average of $15,405 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Texas A&M International University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M International University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 master’s degrees to qualified students.
MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Texas. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in El Paso, Texas, the large public school awarded 122 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UTEP. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. This fairly large public school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Angelo State. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 127 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at TWU. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Rio Grande Valley. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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West Texas A&M University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Canyon, Texas, the medium-sized public school handed out 36 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.
West Texas A&M University 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 74 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,995 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Tyler, Texas, the medium-sized public school handed out 75 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Tyler are $16,786 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Tyler, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. This large public school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 26 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station 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 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.
Lubbock Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Lubbock Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 44 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LCU are $9,540 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at LCU, 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 46% took at least some of their classes online.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, LCU also did well on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. This fairly large public school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 9 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFASU are $15,695 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SFASU. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, the large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UH. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 70 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Prairie View A & M University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Prairie View, Texas, the medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
PVAMU graduate students pay an average of $17,378 in tuition and fees each year.
PVAMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
With a ranking of #16, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lamar University. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 1,204 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas State 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $14,682 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M Commerce does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Tarleton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 7 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, Tarleton is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Texas Wesleyan University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Texas Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 109 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Wesleyan graduate students pay an average of $21,243 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity 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.
Texas Wesleyan did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Houston Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
HBU graduate students pay an average of $13,400 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at HBU. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 9 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hardin - Simmons graduate students pay an average of $14,870 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Hardin - Simmons. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #24, South University, Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. This very small private for-profit school is located in Round Rock, Texas, and it awarded 1 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, Austin graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at South University, Austin. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UMHB is located in Belton, Texas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMHB are $19,360 a year.
UMHB 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 11% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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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