Texas Nursing Schools and Programs

Texas, proudly known as the "Lone Star" state, has amazing diversity in all aspects of food, people, languages, cultures, and geography. Encased by Mexico, the U.S., and the Gulf of Mexico, there are many adventures to experience in the largest state in the continental United States. There are heritage festivals, rodeos, bike rallies, beaches, and the great outdoors to visit. Texans are proud of their state, and are very welcoming to all. A nursing student will find home in any area, rural or urban, and find activities beyond a years worth of time to take part in.

Texas provides numerous opportunities for nursing degrees and quality education. Throughout the whole large state of Texas, there are many community colleges and university extensions available to pursue a nursing degree. There are at least six locations where offer doctoral degrees are offered and many locations with specialty nursing programs as well. With Texas continually growing, the nursing shortage has grown as well. It has become more important for registered nurses to pursue an advanced education. Nurses in hospitals, community health centers, group practices, long term care facilities, and elsewhere in the health care community, are being called upon to lead and manage departments within their organizations. In addition, they are being asked to as become educators, not only for the patients, but for the future nurses of their communities. This helps more graduates and less of a shortage. Many universities offer both online and campus based programs. Most schools allow you to complete coursework at your own pace. Texas is a great place to start of finish your nurse course work. We will help you find the right program to fit your needs.

Degree Programs:

Adult Care, Anatomy, Community Health, Family Care, Neonatal, Nutrition, Pathology, Perinatal, Pharmacology, Physiology, Postpartum, Psychiatric/Mental Health, Radiology, Respiratory Medicine, Surgical

Largest Cities:

Abilene, Arlington, Austin, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Garland, Houston, Irving, Laredo, Mesquite, Plano, San Antonio

Additional Resources:

TX Nursing Association
http://www.texasnurses.org/

TX Board of Nursing
http://www.bne.state.tx.us/

TX Travel
http://www.traveltex.com/Index.aspx

TX Hospital Directory
http://texas.uscity.net/Hospital/

School Enrollment Type Accredited Online Program Degrees Find Scholarship
Abilene Christian University - Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing 4,700 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Alvin Community College 4,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Amarillo College 8,400 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Angelina College 5,000 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Austin Community College 31,900 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Blinn College 12,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Brazosport College 28,400 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Central Texas College 9,400 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Cisco Junior College 2,600 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Clarendon College 1,100 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Coastal Bend College 3,300 Public No No LPN find scholarships
College of the Mainland 3,950 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Collin County Community College District 18,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Concorde Career College - Arlington 760 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Covenant Health System School of Nursing 215 Private Yes No Diploma, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Del Mar College 12,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
East Texas Baptist University 1,350 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
El Centro College 6,160 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
El Paso Community College 26,100 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Galen Health Institute - San Antonio 75 Private Yes No LPN find scholarships
Galveston College 2,300 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Grayson County College 3,720 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Hardin-Simmons University - Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing 2,370 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Educator, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Hill College 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Houston Baptist University 1,900 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Houston Community College System 41,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Howard College 3,330 Public Yes No Associate, LPN, LPN-to-RN find scholarships
Kilgore College 4,100 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Lamar State College - Orange 1,900 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Lamar State College - Port Arthur 3,000 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Lamar University 7,200 Public Yes No Associate, BS/BSN find scholarships
Laredo Community College 7,300 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Lee College 5,900 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Lubbock Christian University 0 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
McLennan Community College 5,700 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
McMurry University 1,300 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Midland College 4,800 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Midwestern State University 6,500 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Navarro College 4,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
North Central Texas College 4,800 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Northeast Texas Community College 2,100 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Odessa College 4,800 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Panola College 1,400 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Paris Junior College 4,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Prairie View A & M University 6,500 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
San Antonio College 21,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
San Jacinto College Central Campus 10,500 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
South Plains College 9,000 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
South Texas Community College 14,400 Public No No Associate find scholarships
Southwestern Adventist University 1,200 Private Yes No Associate, BS/BSN find scholarships
St. Philip's College 8,300 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Stephen F. Austin State University 11,500 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Tarleton State University 8,300 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Tarrant County College - South Campus 26,000 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Temple College 3,400 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Texarkana College 3,800 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Texas A & M International University - Canseco School of Nursing 5,000 Public Yes No BS/BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Nursing 0 Public No No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Texas A&M Univeristy - Corpus Christi 5,300 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner find scholarships
Texas A&M University - Texarkana 1,550 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Texas State Technical College West Texas - Sweetwater Campus 0 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Texas Tech University - Health Sciences Center 20,500 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Texas Wesleyan University - Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia 0 Private No No Nurse Anesthetist find scholarships
Texas Woman's University 7,904 Public Yes No BS/BSN, Accelerated BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
Trinity Valley Community College 4,400 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Tyler Junior College 8,200 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor 2,400 Private Yes No BS/BSN find scholarships
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 2,700 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN, Nurse Practitioner, PhD (Doctoral) find scholarships
University of the Incarnate Word 3,000 Private Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, RN-to-MSN find scholarships
Vernon College 0 Public No No Associate, LPN find scholarships
Victoria College 3,800 Public Yes No Associate find scholarships
Weatherford College 2,500 Public Yes No Associate, LPN find scholarships
West Texas A&M University 5,600 Public Yes No BS/BSN, RN-to-BSN find scholarships
Western Texas College 2,800 Public No No LPN find scholarships
Wharton County Junior College 4,500 Public No No Associate find scholarships

Online Nursing Programs without Waiting Lists

School Degrees Offered Request Information
American Sentinel University BSN - RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing; MSN - Case Management; MSN - Infection Prevention and Control; MSN - Mgmt. & Organizational Leadership; MSN - Nursing Informatics; MSN - RN to Master of Science in Nursing;
Anna Maria College RN to BSN
Baker College Online Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Benedictine University MS - Nursing
Capella University MSN - Nurse Educator; MSN - Nurse Educator Bridge; PhD - Nursing Education
Chamberlain College of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN); Master of Science in Nursing; RN to BSN to MSN Online Bridge Option
Cleveland State University BSN; MSN
Colorado Christian University B.S. in Nursing (RN-BSN Degree Completion)
Colorado Technical University Online BS - Nursing - (RN to BSN)
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences RN to BS - Nursing
Gonzaga University MSN - Health Systems Leadership; MSN - Nurse Educator; RN to MSN
Graceland University MSN - Nurse Educator; RN - BSN
Grantham University MS. Nursing - Case Management; MS. Nursing - Nursing Education; MS. Nursing - Nursing Informatics; MS. Nursing - Nursing Mgmt & Org Leadership; RN to MSN Option
Herzing University MS - Nursing Education
Indiana State University LPN to BSN - Nursing
Kaplan University MS - Nurse Administrator; MS - Nurse Educator; MS - Nursing; MSN - Informatics; RN to BS - Nursing; RN to MSN in Nursing
Kent State University RN to BSN
Lewis University MSN - Nursing Administration; MSN - Nursing Education
Liberty University Online BS - Nursing; MS - Nursing - Acute Care
Loyola University New Orleans Online MSN - Bridge Program; MSN - Health Care Systems Management
Miller-Motte College Online B.S. in Nursing (RN to BSN)
National American University RN-to-BSN
Norwich University MSN - Nursing Administration; MSN - Nursing Educator
Philadelphia University M.S. - Midwifery
Post University Online BS - Management for Registered Nurses
Rasmussen College RN to BSN
Sacred Heart University MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader; MSN - Nursing Education; MSN - Patient Care Svcs Admin; RN to BSN; RN to MSN - CNL; RN to MSN - NE; RN to MSN - PCSA
Saint Xavier University MS - Nursing - Clinical Leadership; MSN - Executive Leadership
South University MS - Adult Health Nurse; MS - Nursing; RN to BSN - Bachelor Degree Completion; RN-MSN; RN-MSN - Adult Health Nurse; RN-MSN - Nurse Educator
University of Phoenix MS - Nursing; MSN - Healthcare Education; MSN - Informatics; MSN - Master of Health Administration; MSN/MBA - Health Care Management; PhD - Philosophy in Nursing; RN to BS - Nursing
University of Pittsburgh MS Clinical Nurse Leader
University of Saint Mary RN to BSN
Utica College RN to BS in Nursing
Vanderbilt University MSN - Health Systems Mgmt
Walden University BS Nursing; BSN MSN - Education; BSN MSN - Genearl Track; BSN MSN - Informatics; BSN MSN - Leadership/Management; RN MSN - Education; RN MSN - General Track; RN MSN - Informatics; RN MSN - Leadership/Management
Western Governors University BS - Nursing; MSN - Education; MSN - Education (RN to MSN); MSN - Leadership & Management (RN to MSN); MSN - Leadership and Management