2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Texas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 18,333 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality registered nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Texas.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Texas

#1

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013.

Full West Texas A&M University Registered Nursing Report

#2

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$12,650 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HBU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at HBU

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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