Registered Nurse Programs in Texas: 123 Colleges and Schools
123 Texas schools reported registered nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 18,923 students: 86 public, 22 private nonprofit, 15 private for-profit, grouped below by city.
123
Schools in Texas
18,923
Graduates in 2024
86
Public colleges
15
Private for-profit schools
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · Texas · CIP 51.3801
123 schools in Texas graduated 18,923 RNs in 2024, out of 2,125 schools nationally. By type: 86 public, 22 private nonprofit, 15 private for-profit. Credentials offered: bachelor's (79), associate (62), certificate (19), master's (6).
The largest program is The University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington with 2,468 graduates. The full list is grouped by city so you can find one near you.
Who runs the 123 Texas schools
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Public · 70%
22
Private nonprofit · 18%
15
Private for-profit · 12%
NCES IPEDS 2024 · institution control
Largest programs in Texas
| # | School | City | 2024 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | 2,468 |
| 2 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Lubbock | 941 |
| 3 | Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | San Antonio | 768 |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | Houston | 674 |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | 647 |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions
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123 of 123 schools listed · 78 cities
| School | Type | Credentials | 2024 graduates | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston · 12 schools | ||||
| Chamberlain University-Texas | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 674 | Website ↗ |
| University of St Thomas | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 297 | Website ↗ |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Public | bachelor's | 276 | Website ↗ |
| Houston Community College | Public | associate | 117 | Website ↗ |
| University of Houston | Public | bachelor's | 84 | Website ↗ |
| Houston Christian University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's | 71 | Website ↗ |
| University of Houston-Downtown | Public | bachelor's | 53 | Website ↗ |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | Private for-profit | associate | 30 | Website ↗ |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | Public | bachelor's | 21 | Website ↗ |
| Denver College of Nursing-Houston | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Galen Health Institutes-Houston | Private for-profit | associate, bachelor's | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Texas Health School | Private for-profit | associate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| San Antonio · 8 schools | ||||
| Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | Private for-profit | associate, bachelor's | 768 | Website ↗ |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Public | bachelor's | 319 | Website ↗ |
| San Antonio College | Public | associate, bachelor's | 268 | Website ↗ |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | Private for-profit | associate, bachelor's | 179 | Website ↗ |
| University of the Incarnate Word | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 159 | Website ↗ |
| Hallmark University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's | 56 | Website ↗ |
| St Philip's College | Public | associate | 22 | Website ↗ |
| Northwest Vista College | Public | associate | 0 | Website ↗ |
| El Paso · 5 schools | ||||
| The University of Texas at El Paso | Public | bachelor's | 392 | Website ↗ |
| El Paso Community College | Public | certificate, associate | 205 | Website ↗ |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso | Public | bachelor's | 147 | Website ↗ |
| Western Technical College | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 41 | Website ↗ |
| Southwest University at El Paso | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 7 | Website ↗ |
| Austin · 4 schools | ||||
| Austin Community College District | Public | associate, bachelor's | 355 | Website ↗ |
| Concordia University Texas | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 203 | Website ↗ |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Public | bachelor's, certificate | 117 | Website ↗ |
| Saint Edward's University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Abilene · 3 schools | ||||
| Abilene Christian University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 45 | Website ↗ |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 22 | Website ↗ |
| McMurry University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 13 | Website ↗ |
| Fort Worth · 3 schools | ||||
| Tarrant County College District | Public | certificate, associate | 268 | Website ↗ |
| Texas Christian University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's | 232 | Website ↗ |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center | Public | bachelor's | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Lubbock · 3 schools | ||||
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Public | bachelor's, certificate | 941 | Website ↗ |
| Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | Private nonprofit | certificate | 134 | Website ↗ |
| Lubbock Christian University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 46 | Website ↗ |
| Richardson · 3 schools | ||||
| West Coast University-Texas | Private for-profit | bachelor's, certificate | 317 | Website ↗ |
| The Chicago School-College of Nursing | Private nonprofit | associate | 6 | Website ↗ |
| Galen Health Institutes-Dallas | Private for-profit | associate, bachelor's | 0 | Website ↗ |
| Waco · 3 schools | ||||
| Baylor University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 330 | Website ↗ |
| McLennan Community College | Public | associate | 82 | Website ↗ |
| Texas State Technical College | Public | associate | 82 | Website ↗ |
| Corpus Christi · 2 schools | ||||
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Public | bachelor's | 194 | Website ↗ |
| Del Mar College | Public | associate, certificate, bachelor's | 180 | Website ↗ |
| Dallas · 2 schools | ||||
| Dallas College | Public | associate | 288 | Website ↗ |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 44 | Website ↗ |
| Galveston · 2 schools | ||||
| The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Public | bachelor's, certificate | 315 | Website ↗ |
| Galveston College | Public | associate, bachelor's | 54 | Website ↗ |
| Killeen · 2 schools | ||||
| Central Texas College | Public | associate, certificate | 62 | Website ↗ |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Public | bachelor's | 12 | Website ↗ |
| Laredo · 2 schools | ||||
| Texas A & M International University | Public | bachelor's | 119 | Website ↗ |
| Laredo College | Public | associate, bachelor's | 56 | Website ↗ |
| Odessa · 2 schools | ||||
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | Public | bachelor's, certificate | 76 | Website ↗ |
| Odessa College | Public | associate | 69 | Website ↗ |
| Round Rock · 2 schools | ||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus | Private for-profit | associate, bachelor's | 163 | Website ↗ |
| South University-Austin | Private for-profit | bachelor's | 29 | Website ↗ |
| Texarkana · 2 schools | ||||
| Texarkana College | Public | associate | 82 | Website ↗ |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | Public | bachelor's | 19 | Website ↗ |
| Tyler · 2 schools | ||||
| The University of Texas at Tyler | Public | bachelor's | 647 | Website ↗ |
| Tyler Junior College | Public | associate | 181 | Website ↗ |
| Victoria · 2 schools | ||||
| Victoria College | Public | associate | 87 | Website ↗ |
| University of Houston-Victoria | Public | bachelor's | 29 | Website ↗ |
| Addison · 1 school | ||||
| Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 1 | Website ↗ |
| Alpine · 1 school | ||||
| Sul Ross State University | Public | bachelor's | 12 | Website ↗ |
| Alvin · 1 school | ||||
| Alvin Community College | Public | certificate, associate | 107 | Website ↗ |
| Amarillo · 1 school | ||||
| Amarillo College | Public | associate | 179 | Website ↗ |
| Arlington · 1 school | ||||
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Public | bachelor's, certificate | 2,468 | Website ↗ |
| Athens · 1 school | ||||
| Trinity Valley Community College | Public | certificate, associate, bachelor's | 193 | Website ↗ |
| Baytown · 1 school | ||||
| Lee College | Public | associate | 39 | Website ↗ |
| Beaumont · 1 school | ||||
| Lamar University | Public | bachelor's | 167 | Website ↗ |
| Beeville · 1 school | ||||
| Coastal Bend College | Public | associate | 44 | Website ↗ |
| Belton · 1 school | ||||
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's, certificate | 135 | Website ↗ |
| Big Spring · 1 school | ||||
| Howard College | Public | associate | 89 | Website ↗ |
| Brenham · 1 school | ||||
| Blinn College District | Public | associate | 102 | Website ↗ |
| Brownsville · 1 school | ||||
| Texas Southmost College | Public | associate | 25 | Website ↗ |
| Brownwood · 1 school | ||||
| Howard Payne University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 8 | Website ↗ |
| Canyon · 1 school | ||||
| West Texas A & M University | Public | bachelor's, master's | 126 | Website ↗ |
| Carthage · 1 school | ||||
| Panola College | Public | certificate, associate | 55 | Website ↗ |
| Cisco · 1 school | ||||
| Cisco College | Public | associate | 48 | Website ↗ |
| Clarendon · 1 school | ||||
| Clarendon College | Public | associate | 23 | Website ↗ |
| College Station · 1 school | ||||
| Texas A&M University-College Station | Public | bachelor's | 235 | Website ↗ |
| Commerce · 1 school | ||||
| East Texas A&M University | Public | bachelor's | 67 | Website ↗ |
| Corsicana · 1 school | ||||
| Navarro College | Public | associate, bachelor's | 152 | Website ↗ |
| Denison · 1 school | ||||
| Grayson College | Public | associate, bachelor's | 167 | Website ↗ |
| Denton · 1 school | ||||
| Texas Woman's University | Public | bachelor's | 456 | Website ↗ |
| Edinburg · 1 school | ||||
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Public | bachelor's | 212 | Website ↗ |
| Gainesville · 1 school | ||||
| North Central Texas College | Public | associate | 83 | Website ↗ |
| Hillsboro · 1 school | ||||
| Hill College | Public | associate | 31 | Website ↗ |
| Huntsville · 1 school | ||||
| Sam Houston State University | Public | bachelor's | 147 | Website ↗ |
| Keene · 1 school | ||||
| Southwestern Adventist University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 70 | Website ↗ |
| Kerrville · 1 school | ||||
| Schreiner University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 22 | Website ↗ |
| Kilgore · 1 school | ||||
| Kilgore College | Public | associate | 36 | Website ↗ |
| Lake Jackson · 1 school | ||||
| Brazosport College | Public | associate | 33 | Website ↗ |
| Levelland · 1 school | ||||
| South Plains College | Public | associate | 81 | Website ↗ |
| Lufkin · 1 school | ||||
| Angelina College | Public | associate | 62 | Website ↗ |
| Marshall · 1 school | ||||
| East Texas Baptist University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 36 | Website ↗ |
| McAllen · 1 school | ||||
| South Texas College | Public | associate, bachelor's | 238 | Website ↗ |
| McKinney · 1 school | ||||
| Collin County Community College District | Public | associate, bachelor's | 234 | Website ↗ |
| Midland · 1 school | ||||
| Midland College | Public | certificate, associate | 40 | Website ↗ |
| Mount Pleasant · 1 school | ||||
| Northeast Texas Community College | Public | associate | 61 | Website ↗ |
| Nacogdoches · 1 school | ||||
| Stephen F Austin State University | Public | bachelor's | 123 | Website ↗ |
| Orange · 1 school | ||||
| Lamar State College-Orange | Public | associate | 66 | Website ↗ |
| Paris · 1 school | ||||
| Paris Junior College | Public | associate | 58 | Website ↗ |
| Pasadena · 1 school | ||||
| San Jacinto Community College | Public | associate, bachelor's | 257 | Website ↗ |
| Pharr · 1 school | ||||
| Rio Grande Valley College | Private for-profit | associate | 115 | Website ↗ |
| Plainview · 1 school | ||||
| Wayland Baptist University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's | 2 | Website ↗ |
| Port Arthur · 1 school | ||||
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Public | associate | 45 | Website ↗ |
| Prairie View · 1 school | ||||
| Prairie View A & M University | Public | bachelor's | 98 | Website ↗ |
| Ranger · 1 school | ||||
| Ranger College | Public | associate | 31 | Website ↗ |
| San Angelo · 1 school | ||||
| Angelo State University | Public | bachelor's | 47 | Website ↗ |
| San Marcos · 1 school | ||||
| Texas State University | Public | bachelor's | 89 | Website ↗ |
| Seguin · 1 school | ||||
| Texas Lutheran University | Private nonprofit | bachelor's, master's | 124 | Website ↗ |
| Stephenville · 1 school | ||||
| Tarleton State University | Public | bachelor's | 159 | Website ↗ |
| Temple · 1 school | ||||
| Temple College | Public | associate, certificate | 131 | Website ↗ |
| Texas City · 1 school | ||||
| College of the Mainland | Public | associate, bachelor's | 102 | Website ↗ |
| The Woodlands · 1 school | ||||
| Lone Star College System | Public | certificate, associate, bachelor's | 529 | Website ↗ |
| Uvalde · 1 school | ||||
| Southwest Texas College | Public | associate | 44 | Website ↗ |
| Vernon · 1 school | ||||
| Vernon College | Public | associate | 58 | Website ↗ |
| Weatherford · 1 school | ||||
| Weatherford College | Public | associate, bachelor's | 226 | Website ↗ |
| Wharton · 1 school | ||||
| Wharton County Junior College | Public | certificate, associate | 57 | Website ↗ |
| Wichita Falls · 1 school | ||||
| Midwestern State University | Public | bachelor's | 193 | Website ↗ |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · 123 schools · type is institution control · a listing is not a statement of accreditation or state approval
Nearby states
| State | Schools | 2024 graduates | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 123 | 18,923 | this page |
| Arkansas | 37 | 2,690 | Programs in Arkansas → |
| Louisiana | 30 | 3,281 | Programs in Louisiana → |
| Oklahoma | 30 | 2,813 | Programs in Oklahoma → |
| New Mexico | 22 | 1,460 | Programs in New Mexico → |
NCES IPEDS 2024 completions · bordering states
Questions about RN programs in Texas
- How many RN programs are in Texas?
- 123 colleges and schools reported registered nurse completions to NCES IPEDS for 2024, graduating 18,923 students.
- Which Texas program is the largest?
- The University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington, with 2,468 graduates in 2024, followed by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock (941).
- Are Texas programs mostly public?
- Yes: 86 public, 22 private nonprofit, 15 private for-profit of the 123 schools.
- What does an RN earn in Texas?
- Typical RN pay in Texas is $95,970 a year (BLS OES May 2025), against $97,550 nationally.