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2024 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Texas

15 Colleges in Texas
242 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
Nursing Practice is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #105 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 15 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of nursing practice. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 242 degrees in nursing practice during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School

Best Nursing Practice Schools in Texas Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing practice schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Nursing Practice Rankings by Degree Level

Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Practice

The nursing practice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nursing Practice Schools in Texas. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Nursing Practice in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing practice degree levels they offer.

10 Top Texas Schools in Nursing Practice

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
31 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 31 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UTHealth in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In TX
16.7% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were about 6 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Texas Christian University

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
44.4% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Texas Medical Branch if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the fringe town of Galveston.

There were roughly 18 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas Medical Branch

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in nursing practice has to check out Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 30 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 14 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UT Health San Antonio in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
24.0% Growth in Graduates

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas at Austin

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TX
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were about 10 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Baylor University

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
46 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded

UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the city of Arlington. A Best Colleges rank of #290 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.

There were about 46 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from The University of Texas at Arlington

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Abilene. This university ranks 42nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 19 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Abilene Christian in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Abilene Christian University

10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
58.3% Growth in Graduates

TWU is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #581 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TWU is a great university overall.

There were about 12 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Texas Woman’s University

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Practice Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 543
Oklahoma 565 43
New Mexico 416 32

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Nursing Practice is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nursing Practice

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 18,884
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 2,332
Nursing Administration 557
Nurse Anesthetist 280
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 65
Nursing Science 47
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 38
Clinical Nurse Specialist 32
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 18
Clinical Nurse Leader 12

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