Nursing Schools in Texas (2026)

159 accredited nursing programs found

159

Nursing Schools

98 / 61

Public / Private

$5,572

Avg Public Tuition

45.7%

Avg Grad Rate

Texas has 159 nursing-relevant schools in this directory, with a public-heavy split of 98 public and 61 private. Average in-state tuition is $13,361, with the typical public school at $5,572 and the typical private at $33,836. The 25th-to-75th-percentile tuition band runs from $3,030 to $14,564 — narrower than most states because the long tail of community-college-style programs pulls the median down. The cheapest tracked program is Tarrant County College District at $1,728 per year, and the largest by undergraduate enrollment is Texas A&M University-College Station at about 59,099.

Across these programs the average graduation rate is 45.7 percent — lower than the other top-five states — and the average retention rate is 67.6 percent. Median post-graduation earnings average $43,120 and median federal debt at graduation averages $14,973. Texas's relatively low private-to-public ratio combined with the largest community-college pipeline in this group means a Texas applicant can plausibly reach licensure with very low debt, although the lower average graduation rate is worth weighing against that cost advantage when comparing specific programs.

Registered Nurse Market in Texas

BLS wage and employment data for registered nurses

+9% projected growth

10th Percentile

$58,870

Median

$82,750

90th Percentile

$115,530

Employment

228,270

Openings

193,100

Registered Nurse Salary in Texas

Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024

Median Salary

$82,750

Mean Salary

$86,070

Entry Level (10th %)

$58,870

Experienced (90th %)

$115,530

RNs Employed: 228,270

vs National Median: -12% (below $93,600)

Job Growth (2023-2033): +9%

Average Tuition

$13,361

Matches the Texas average of $13,361.

Graduation Rate

45.7%

0.0%

Matches the Texas average of 45.7%.

Median Earnings

$43,120

Matches the Texas median of $43,120.

Tuition Overview

Avg Public Tuition	$5,572
Lowest Tuition	$1,728
Highest Tuition	$64,460
Avg Private Tuition	$33,836

Student Outcomes

Avg Graduation Rate	45.7%
Avg Earnings After Grad	$47,656
Avg Student Debt	$14,973
Total Enrollment	1,130,281

Most Affordable Nursing Schools in Texas

#1 Lowest

Tarrant County College District

$1,728

#2 Lowest

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

$1,770

#3 Lowest

College of the Mainland

$1,773

#4 Lowest

Alvin Community College

$1,834

#5 Lowest

Collin County Community College District

$1,864

Highest Graduation Rates in Texas

#1 Grad Rate

PCI Health Training Center

South Texas Training Center

95.4%

#4 Grad Rate

CyberTex Institute of Technology

All Nursing Schools in Texas

Institution	City	Type	Tuition (In-State)	Grad Rate	Earnings After	Enrollment
Texas A & M University-College Station	College Station	Public	$13,099	83.8%	$72,097	59,099
Lone Star College System	The Woodlands	Public	$3,090	18.5%	$42,466	47,486
The University of Texas at Austin	Austin	Public	$11,678	87.6%	$75,121	42,100
Dallas College	Dallas	Public	$2,370	35.5%	$41,714	41,815
Tarrant County College District	Fort Worth	Public	$1,728	25.6%	$42,727	40,214
Houston Community College	Houston	Public	$2,040	17.0%	$39,254	37,970
University of Houston	Houston	Public	$9,711	64.9%	$62,377	37,175
Texas State University	San Marcos	Public	$11,450	56.2%	$56,906	34,547
University of North Texas	Denton	Public	$11,164	59.6%	$57,010	33,680
Texas Tech University	Lubbock	Public	$11,852	67.5%	$62,454	32,446
The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington	Public	$11,728	56.5%	$63,199	30,834
The University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio	Public	$8,991	51.2%	$57,131	29,675
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg	Public	$9,859	49.3%	$49,620	27,026
Austin Community College District	Austin	Public	$2,550	18.0%	$43,177	25,969
Collin County Community College District	McKinney	Public	$1,864	21.8%	$48,701	25,857
San Jacinto Community College	Pasadena	Public	$1,992	34.4%	$43,062	23,071
El Paso Community College	El Paso	Public	$3,274	22.0%	$35,212	22,893
The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson	Public	$14,564	70.8%	$68,227	21,317
The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso	Public	$9,744	46.0%	$50,923	20,547
Sam Houston State University	Huntsville	Public	$9,228	55.1%	$54,211	18,138
Blinn College District	Brenham	Public	$4,580	11.0%	$46,318	16,156
South Texas College	McAllen	Public	$4,920	27.6%	$36,788	16,131
San Antonio College	San Antonio	Public	$3,412	22.1%	$39,711	16,067
Baylor University	Waco	Private	$54,844	80.2%	$65,793	15,007
Northwest Vista College	San Antonio	Public	$3,412	36.8%	$42,490	13,872
University of Houston-Downtown	Houston	Public	$7,708	33.8%	$53,551	12,812
Tarleton State University	Stephenville	Public	$7,878	51.2%	$53,040	12,263
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	Private	$57,220	85.6%	$68,424	10,919
St Philip's College	San Antonio	Public	$3,412	34.5%	$38,224	10,772
Texas State Technical College	Waco	Public	$7,192	37.5%	$38,916	9,153
Tyler Junior College	Tyler	Public	$3,112	26.7%	$38,140	9,065
Del Mar College	Corpus Christi	Public	$3,440	12.8%	$38,656	9,038
Texas Woman's University	Denton	Public	$8,648	44.2%	$56,544	8,804
Stephen F Austin State University	Nacogdoches	Public	$10,600	51.7%	$49,634	8,746
Prairie View A & M University	Prairie View	Public	$11,299	43.2%	$45,411	8,527
Texas A & M University-Commerce	Commerce	Public	$10,026	45.9%	$50,296	8,249
Lamar University	Beaumont	Public	$8,690	37.2%	$49,652	7,945
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi	Public	$9,748	33.7%	$51,865	7,804
Palo Alto College	San Antonio	Public	$3,412	34.0%	$37,448	7,723
Amarillo College	Amarillo	Public	$2,136	30.6%	$41,302	7,347
Southern Methodist University	Dallas	Private	$64,460	83.3%	$78,354	7,106
The University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler	Public	$9,920	46.8%	$57,053	7,009
West Texas A & M University	Canyon	Public	$9,101	47.3%	$50,741	6,771
Texas Southern University	Houston	Public	$9,173	19.9%	$38,924	6,619
Texas A & M International University	Laredo	Public	$7,846	48.9%	$48,386	6,502
Texas A&M University-San Antonio	San Antonio	Public	$9,548	29.4%	$54,338	6,224
South Plains College	Levelland	Public	$2,581	25.2%	$41,276	6,124
University of Houston-Clear Lake	Houston	Public	$7,746	50.8%	$59,004	6,082
Central Texas College	Killeen	Public	$3,150	14.6%	$40,995	5,985
North Central Texas College	Gainesville	Public	$2,520	34.6%	$45,809	5,703
Angelo State University	San Angelo	Public	$8,319	40.7%	$50,116	5,515
Lee College	Baytown	Public	$2,166	18.8%	$42,178	5,118
Laredo College	Laredo	Public	$3,300	30.5%	$33,934	5,086
Midland College	Midland	Public	$3,030	17.1%	$43,958	5,020
McLennan Community College	Waco	Public	$3,660	35.3%	$39,163	4,997
Wharton County Junior College	Wharton	Public	$2,916	19.6%	$44,960	4,832
Trinity Valley Community College	Athens	Public	$2,640	23.9%	$38,567	4,793
Texas A & M University-Kingsville	Kingsville	Public	$9,892	45.6%	$51,450	4,622
Rice University	Houston	Private	$58,128	95.7%	$89,718	4,562
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio	Private	$35,660	51.8%	$56,733	4,545
Odessa College	Odessa	Public	$2,640	27.9%	$42,026	4,176
The University of Texas Permian Basin	Odessa	Public	$10,904	43.0%	$56,073	4,122
Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls	Public	$10,310	41.3%	$55,747	4,043
Weatherford College	Weatherford	Public	$4,560	22.8%	$42,397	3,961
Navarro College	Corsicana	Public	$3,008	23.9%	$38,716	3,959
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest	Houston	For-Profit	N/A	45.9%	$33,070	3,794
Texas Southmost College	Brownsville	Public	$3,148	26.8%	$41,900	3,453
Alvin Community College	Alvin	Public	$1,834	33.6%	$45,762	3,451
College of the Mainland	Texas City	Public	$1,773	28.2%	$39,639	3,342
Southwest Texas Junior College	Uvalde	Public	$2,646	33.3%	$35,563	3,170
Temple College	Temple	Public	$3,000	27.1%	$38,678	3,168
Kilgore College	Kilgore	Public	$2,160	33.3%	$37,975	3,133
Abilene Christian University	Abilene	Private	$42,380	60.2%	$55,736	3,129
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	Belton	Private	$33,150	53.4%	$56,132	2,959
Lamar Institute of Technology	Beaumont	Public	$2,844	27.3%	$38,991	2,937
University of North Texas at Dallas	Dallas	Public	$9,590	43.8%	N/A	2,914
Cisco College	Cisco	Public	$4,110	30.6%	$39,092	2,913
Grayson College	Denison	Public	$2,910	20.1%	$40,873	2,890
Brazosport College	Lake Jackson	Public	$2,388	38.7%	$45,910	2,827
University of St Thomas	Houston	Private	$33,660	68.6%	$59,224	2,826
Houston Christian University	Houston	Private	$38,100	49.8%	$55,933	2,777
Saint Edward's University	Austin	Private	$51,384	64.2%	$58,826	2,729
University of Houston-Victoria	Victoria	Public	$7,499	26.5%	$54,467	2,630
Dallas Baptist University	Dallas	Private	$38,140	60.4%	$56,807	2,526
Trinity University	San Antonio	Private	$51,352	81.9%	$71,668	2,518
Victoria College	Victoria	Public	$2,853	24.8%	$42,382	2,385
Angelina College	Lufkin	Public	$3,150	27.3%	$37,301	2,355
Hill College	Hillsboro	Public	$3,570	28.0%	$39,572	2,269
Paris Junior College	Paris	Public	$2,580	36.6%	$36,515	2,265
Wayland Baptist University	Plainview	Private	$23,186	19.2%	$51,838	2,090
Northeast Texas Community College	Mount Pleasant	Public	$2,794	32.5%	$37,870	1,964
St. Mary's University	San Antonio	Private	$36,242	58.8%	$56,955	1,911
Southwest University at El Paso	El Paso	For-Profit	$16,000	65.6%	$29,648	1,817
Coastal Bend College	Beeville	Public	$2,933	11.0%	$35,086	1,793
Texas A&M University-Texarkana	Texarkana	Public	$7,930	31.2%	$45,515	1,748
Texas A&M University-Central Texas	Killeen	Public	$6,627	N/A	N/A	1,698
Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth	Private	$37,934	32.4%	$54,053	1,671
Vernon College	Vernon	Public	$4,080	18.4%	$40,464	1,656
Texarkana College	Texarkana	Public	$2,476	36.2%	$34,647	1,609
Howard College	Big Spring	Public	$2,766	35.7%	$38,382	1,588
Galveston College	Galveston	Public	$2,546	32.4%	$37,233	1,524
LeTourneau University	Longview	Private	$35,500	61.1%	$57,103	1,510
Lamar State College-Port Arthur	Port Arthur	Public	$1,770	30.2%	$37,120	1,455
Lamar State College-Orange	Orange	Public	$2,832	31.2%	$36,587	1,426
Concordia University Texas	Austin	Private	$36,690	40.5%	$60,883	1,388
Clarendon College	Clarendon	Public	$3,720	60.6%	$38,696	1,380
Panola College	Carthage	Public	$2,280	40.8%	$36,072	1,378
Sul Ross State University	Alpine	Public	$7,592	27.4%	$41,871	1,378
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	Lubbock	Public	N/A	N/A	$92,348	1,374
Southwestern Assemblies of God University	Waxahachie	Private	$18,610	35.5%	$46,238	1,366
East Texas Baptist University	Marshall	Private	$30,050	48.0%	$52,788	1,364
Hardin-Simmons University	Abilene	Private	$31,686	49.6%	$54,771	1,275
Texas Lutheran University	Seguin	Private	$34,920	55.2%	$53,863	1,260
Lubbock Christian University	Lubbock	Private	$27,298	48.7%	$53,787	1,210
Western Technical College	El Paso	For-Profit	N/A	71.3%	$36,156	1,148
Austin College	Sherman	Private	$46,500	69.5%	$61,296	1,125
Our Lady of the Lake University	San Antonio	Private	$31,728	42.4%	$48,675	1,110
McMurry University	Abilene	Private	$31,372	38.6%	$48,779	1,108
Southern Careers Institute-Austin	Austin	For-Profit	N/A	51.5%	$27,035	1,079
Schreiner University	Kerrville	Private	$37,396	43.7%	$52,228	1,028
Ranger College	Ranger	Public	$4,725	34.6%	$35,552	935
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	San Antonio	Public	N/A	N/A	$82,206	864
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin	Austin	For-Profit	N/A	52.3%	$38,922	829
Rio Grande Valley College	Pharr	For-Profit	N/A	77.8%	N/A	818
Hallmark University	San Antonio	Private	N/A	68.3%	$40,183	781
Frank Phillips College	Borger	Public	$3,712	33.5%	$37,179	749
Howard Payne University	Brownwood	Private	$33,322	31.1%	$48,376	716
Paul Quinn College	Dallas	Private	$13,498	38.1%	$29,288	600
Southwestern Adventist University	Keene	Private	$24,588	41.1%	$52,946	574
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	Galveston	Public	N/A	N/A	$92,961	559
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions	San Antonio	For-Profit	$14,675	N/A	$74,220	524
Parker University	Dallas	Private	$17,457	71.8%	$42,091	494
Western Texas College	Snyder	Public	$3,240	58.5%	$42,508	486
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston	Public	N/A	N/A	$88,757	460
Arlington Career Institute	Grand Prairie	For-Profit	N/A	78.1%	$36,674	439
Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram	San Antonio	For-Profit	N/A	59.0%	$24,879	349
Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health	Lubbock	Private	N/A	N/A	$78,724	333
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	Public	N/A	N/A	$90,232	322
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie	For-Profit	N/A	49.4%	$40,648	285
South Texas Training Center	Pharr	For-Profit	$12,370	95.4%	$29,384	276
Avenue Five Institute	Austin	For-Profit	N/A	81.2%	$30,280	267
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso	El Paso	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	235
Northwest Educational Center	Houston	For-Profit	N/A	84.2%	$25,442	233
PCI Health Training Center	Dallas	For-Profit	N/A	99.7%	$34,096	215
Remington College-Dallas Campus	Dallas	Private	$23,785	37.6%	$31,349	208
CyberTex Institute of Technology	Austin	For-Profit	N/A	95.0%	N/A	195
CCI Training Center-Arlington	Arlington	For-Profit	N/A	70.4%	$40,829	187
Texas Health School	Houston	For-Profit	N/A	69.0%	$30,187	186
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies	Weslaco	Private	N/A	88.0%	$33,472	180
Texas Healthtech Institute	Beaumont	For-Profit	N/A	75.0%	N/A	83
Institute of Allied Healthcare	San Antonio	For-Profit	N/A	50.0%	N/A	69
Peloton College	Dallas	For-Profit	N/A	88.1%	$33,559	63
Interactive College of Technology	Pasadena	For-Profit	$10,970	48.4%	$27,182	62
Austin Career Institute	Austin	For-Profit	N/A	82.2%	N/A	51
CTK Healthcare & Career Institute	Irving	For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	45
Hands on Therapy	Mesquite	For-Profit	N/A	52.2%	$28,323	41
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio	San Antonio	For-Profit	N/A	65.1%	$24,251	22
The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc	Houston	Private	N/A	34.3%	N/A	20
Texas Health and Science University	Austin	For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many nursing schools are in Texas?

There are 159 nursing schools in Texas, including 98 public and 61 private institutions.

What is the average nursing school tuition in Texas?

Average in-state tuition across nursing schools in Texas is $13,361. Tuition ranges from $1,728 to $64,460 where data is available.

What is the average graduation rate for nursing schools in Texas?

The average graduation rate is 45.7%, with PCI Health Training Center reporting the highest rate at 99.7%.

What is the average retention rate in Texas?

The average retention rate across nursing schools in Texas is 67.6%.

What do graduates from nursing schools in Texas earn?

The median schoolwide earnings figure among these institutions is $43,120 10 years after entry. This is institution-level outcomes data rather than nursing-only wage data.

What is the average student debt at nursing schools in Texas?

Average median debt among nursing schools in Texas is $14,973.

How much do registered nurses earn in Texas?

Registered nurses earn a median annual salary of $82,750, with the 10th percentile at $58,870 and the 90th percentile at $115,530.

What is the RN job outlook for Texas?

The RN occupation shows projected growth of 9% in this state, with 228,270 registered nurses employed in the latest BLS wage data.

Texas Nursing Market Context

BLS data for Texas shows an RN median annual wage of $82,750 and a mean of $86,070. The 10th to 90th percentile range runs from $58,870 to $115,530. Statewide RN employment is approximately 228,270 — the second-largest absolute headcount of any state, behind California — and the projected growth rate is 9 percent, the highest of the five states profiled here and well above the national 6 percent.

Median program debt of $14,973 against an $82,750 RN median wage produces one of the cleaner payback profiles in this group, and the strong projected growth rate translates to a meaningful tailwind on hiring, mobility, and specialty placement for new graduates. The 90th-percentile figure of $115,530 reflects what experienced and credentialed Texas RNs can reach, particularly in the major Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and San Antonio hospital systems. With no state income tax, the headline take-home figure is closer to the gross wage than in higher-tax states, which materially shifts the after-tax comparison against California or New York.

Nursing Programs in Other States

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