Nursing Schools in Texas
There are 147 nursing schools in Texas. This year, we evaluated 95 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
If you notice incorrect information or if we are missing a school, please let us know. We greatly appreciate it!
Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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South Texas College
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South Texas College (STC) is located in McAllen, Texas. STC was established in 1993 and it now serves around 31,000 students. It has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. There are many bachelor’s degree opportunities as well as associate’s degree ... Programs offered
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College of the Mainland
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The College of the Mainland (COM) is located in Texas City, Texas. COM was established in 1966 and it now serves over 4000 students. Students will be able to pursue various associate’s degrees and certificates at this school. COM is also a well-known transfer school and many students ... Programs offered
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South Plains College
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South Plains College (SPC) is located in Levelland, Texas. The school also has satellite branches in Plainview, Texas. Students will be able to pursue many associate’s degrees and certificates while attending the school. SPC is also known for offering continuing education courses to the ... Programs offered
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Temple College
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Temple College is located in Temple, Texas. This college also has branch campuses at other locations in the Central Texas area. Temple was established in 1926 and it currently serves well over 5000 students. This school gives students more than 60 areas of study to pursue. Students will be able ... Programs offered
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Wharton County Junior College
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Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) is located in Wharton, Texas. WCJC was established in 1946. This two-year college also has campuses in Bay City, Richmond, and Sugar Land. There are associate’s degree programs, certificate programs, and even many continuing education programs. Those ... Programs offered
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Amarillo College
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Amarillo College (AC) is located in Amarillo, Texas. AC is a two-year community college that was established back in 1929. This school has grown substantially over time and it now serves more than 11,000 students. There are many associate’s degrees to be earned at this school as well as ... Programs offered
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Lamar State College-Orange
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Lamar State College-Orange (LSCO) is located in Orange, Texas. This public community college was established in 1969 and it now serves over 2300 students. There are many associate’s degree programs at LSCO that can help students to pursue their career aspirations. Students will find ... Programs offered
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Galveston College
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Galveston College (GC) is located in Galveston, Texas. GC was established in 1967 and it now serves around 2400 students. Students can pursue several types of associate’s degrees and certificates at GC. The school has also become well known for being a provider of workforce development ... Programs offered
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El Paso Community College
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El Paso Community College (EPCC) is located in El Paso, Texas and operates five different campuses. EPCC is a community college that was established back in 1972and has more than 24,000 students enrolled. This school has various associate’s degree programs and certificate programs. ... Programs offered
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Texas A&M International University
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Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is located in Laredo, Texas. TAMIU is a state-supported university that was established back in 1969. The school serves well over 7500 students and offers more than 70 undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees at TAMIU. This school is growing ... Programs offered
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Mountain View College
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Mountain View College (MVC) is located in Dallas, Texas. This public community college was established in 1970 and it serves the needs of around 20,000 students in total. MVC students will be able to pursue more than 35 degree and certificate programs. This school is also a well-known source of ... Programs offered
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Texas Southmost College
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Texas Southmost College (TSC) is located in Brownsville, Texas. TSC was established all the way back in 1926 and it has the distinction of being the first successful institution of higher learning in Brownsville. This is a public junior college with an open admission policy. There are several ... Programs offered
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Brazosport College
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Brazosport College (BC) is located in Lake Jackson, Texas. This public community college was established in 1968. There are many certificate programs and associate’s degree programs at this school and there are also several transfer options. It should also be noted that BC offers ... Programs offered
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Central Texas College
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Central Texas College (CTC) is located in Killeen, Texas. CTC is a community college that was established in 1965. This community college is located very close to the Fort Hood military installation and has come to cater to the military in many ways. Students at CTC are able to earn ... Programs offered
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Del Mar College
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Del Mar College (DMC) is located in Corpus Christi, Texas. DMC was established back in 1935 and it serves over 12,000 students. There are a large number of associate’s degree programs and there are also many certificate program options. Students are able to take advantage of the various ... Programs offered
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Houston Community College
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Houston Community College (HCC) is located in Houston, Texas. This is actually a community college system that encompasses several different community colleges in the Houston area.HCC was established in 1971. This is a very large community college that serves more than 69,000 students. It ... Programs offered
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Howard College
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Howard College is located in Big Spring, Texas. This school was established back in 1945 and it currently serves a little bit over 4600 students. Howard College offers students 41 majors in 17 different programs. Students will be able to pursue associate’s degrees at this school and will ... Programs offered
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Laredo Community College
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Laredo Community College is located in Laredo, Texas and is now known as Laredo College (LC), having changed its name years ago. This school was established back in 1947 and it currently serves more than 8000 students. Students can take advantage of many educational opportunities at both the ... Programs offered
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Ranger College
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Ranger College is located in Ranger, Texas. This school was established back in 1926 and it now serves over 2400 students. This school has various associate’s degree and certificate programs that can lead to lucrative career opportunities. With many programs to choose from, students at ... Programs offered
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Brookhaven College
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Brookhaven College (BHC) is located in Farmers Branch, Texas. BHC is a community college that was established back in 1978. This school has continued to grow over the years and it now serves more than 11,000 students. There are many different credit and non-credit courses available at BHC. The ... Programs offered
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Collin College
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Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas. This school has actually rebranded itself and now simply goes by the name Collin College. Collin College is a community college that was established back in 1985. It is a large school that serves 55,000 students. Students ... Programs offered
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North Central Texas College
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North Central Texas College (NCTC) is located in Gainesville, Texas. There are also two full-service locations in Corinth and Bowie as well as branch campuses in Graham and Flower Mound. NCTC was established back in 1924 and the school is capable of offering students a very robust academic ... Programs offered
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Vernon College
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Vernon College is located in Vernon, Texas. Vernon was established back in 1972 and was originally known as Vernon Regional Junior College before ultimately changing to its current name. Students have several associate’s degree and certificate options to pick from at Vernon. There are ... Programs offered
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El Centro College
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Austin Community College District
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Texarkana College
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Victoria College
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Weatherford College
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Kilgore College
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Tarrant County College District
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The University of Texas at El Paso
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The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public university in El Paso, established in 1914. It is part of the University of Texas System along with nine other campuses. The university started as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy before expanding their offerings to include 71 ... Programs offered
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Alvin Community College
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Southwest Texas Junior College
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McLennan Community College
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Hill College
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Lee College
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Paris Junior College
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Coastal Bend College
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Grayson College
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Odessa College
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San Antonio College
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Trinity Valley Community College
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Angelina College
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Tyler Junior College
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Panola College
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Texas Woman's University
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Midland College
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Northeast Texas Community College
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Cisco College
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Clarendon College
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San Jacinto Community College
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Midwestern State University
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Navarro College
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Lamar University
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Prairie View A & M University
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Stephen F Austin State University
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Texas A&M University-Commerce
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Angelo State University
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Hallmark University
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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The University of Texas at Tyler is a public university and part of the University of Texas System. It was established as Tyler State College in 1971, joining the UT system in 1979. UT Tyler now offers over 90 different undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its five professional ... Programs offered
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Sam Houston State University
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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
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Blinn College
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is one of ten campuses in the Texas A&M University System. The university began life as the University of Corpus Christi in 1947. It was a private university established by the Baptist General Convention of Texas. After the campus was mostly destroyed ... Programs offered
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The University of Texas at Arlington
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The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is a public research university and part of the University of Texas System. There are ten campuses in this university system, including the Arlington campus. It is one of the largest universities in the state with over 41,000 students in 2017. UTA also ... Programs offered
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West Texas A&M University
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Texas State University
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Tarleton State University
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The University of Texas at Austin
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University of Houston
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East Texas Baptist University
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Texas Lutheran University
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University of the Incarnate Word
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LeTourneau University
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University of St Thomas
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Schreiner University
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Hardin-Simmons University
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Houston Baptist University
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Concordia University Texas
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Wayland Baptist University
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Dallas Nursing Institute
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
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Abilene Christian University
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Chamberlain University-Texas
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Texas Christian University
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Established in 1873, Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private institution in Fort Worth, Texas. The campus is about three to four miles from the downtown area of Fort Worth. Most of the academic buildings and residence halls are within walking distance and half of the students live on ... Programs offered
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The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest
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Baylor University
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Baylor University (BU) is a private Baptist university in Waco, Texas. It was chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, making it one of the oldest universities in Texas and one of the first institutions west of the Mississippi River. It is located near the Brazos River and includes a ... Programs offered
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Lamar State College-Port Arthur
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Frank Phillips College
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Texas State Technical College
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St Philip's College
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Sul Ross State University
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Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
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Vista College
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Fortis College-Grand Prairie
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Anamarc College - El Paso
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Baptist Health System School of Health Professions
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Baylor College of Medicine
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Quest College
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Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health
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Fortis College-Houston
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Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
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Lubbock Christian University
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McMurry University
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Palo Alto College
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Southwestern Adventist University
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Texas A&M University-Texarkana
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Texas State Technical College - West Texas
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is a public institution in Lubbock, Texas, offering both undergraduate and graduate-level degree programs. Additional campuses are in El Paso, Abilene, Dallas, Amarillo, and the Permian Basin. It is part of the Texas Tech University System ... Programs offered
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is a public university in the Texas Medical Center. It was established in 1972 as part of the University of Texas System, which includes ten campuses throughout the state. UTHealth is organized into six schools, including the ... Programs offered
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHealth San Antonio) is part of the University of Texas System. It is the largest health sciences university in the South Texas region and offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university was established in ... Programs offered
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The University of Texas Medical Branch
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The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a public institution with both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It is part of the University of Texas System and located in Galveston, Texas. It is about 50 miles from Houston. UTMB is a major academic health center and home to the ... Programs offered
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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University of Houston-Victoria
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The University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) is a component of the University of Houston System that also operates four other campuses. However, UHV is not a branch campus. It has its own accreditations and academic programs. It even has its own satellite campus in Katy, Texas. The main campus in ... Programs offered
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Western Texas College
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Arlington Career Institute
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University of Houston-Clear Lake
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Texas A&M University
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Texas A&M Health Science Center is a private institution in Bryan, Texas, which borders the city of College Station. The center was established in 1999 as an independent institution and received accreditation in 2002. It merged with Texas A&M University in 2013 and is quickly becoming ... Programs offered
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The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
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National American University-Austin
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Cisco Junior College - Abilene Education Center Campus
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Howard College at San Angelo
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Prairie View AM University Nursing Center
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Wayland Baptist University
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Academy of Health Care Professions
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American Medical Institute
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Angelina College At Lufkin - Meep
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Angelina College At Lufkin -Traditional
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Blinn College - Bryan Campus
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Concorde Career Institute
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El Paso Community College At Mission Del Paso
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El Paso Community College - Meep
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Fortis College - Houston Campus
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Lone Star College - Kingwood
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Lone Star College - North Harris Meep
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Lone Star College - Tomball
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Mclennan Community College
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Midland College at Midland
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Navarro College at Corsicana
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Navarro College at Waxahachie
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Odessa College at Andrews
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South Plains College - Reese Center
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Temple College at Temple
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University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost
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Valley Baptist Medical Center
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Vista College
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
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Career Point College (Closed in 2016) LPN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Richardson (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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Brightwood College-Corpus Christi (Closed in 2023) LPN |
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Brightwood College-San Antonio-Ingram (Closed in 2023) LPN |
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Platt College - Dallas (Closed in 2014) LPN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Arlington (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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Sanford-Brown College-Dallas (Closed in 2016) ADN |
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Argosy University-Dallas (Closed in 2023) BSN |
Texas's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
Texas's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
Texas Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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| Job title | Total Nurses | Jobs/1000 | Hourly | Annual | |
| Registered Nurses | 212,230 | 17.848 | $34 | $70,730 | |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 5,770 | 0.485 | $76 | $157,570 | |
| Nurse Midwives | 170 | 0.014 | $46 | $94,700 | |
| Nurse Practitioners | 10,730 | 0.902 | $53 | $109,620 | |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 72,010 | 6.056 | $22 | $45,400 | |
| Nursing Assistants | 88,500 | 7.443 | $12 | $24,880 | |
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