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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

12 Ranked Colleges
410 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 313,362 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 22,356 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,663 and $24,181 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 410 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree nursing students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 10 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #14 spot in our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 64 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #8 spot in our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Nursing Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also made our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #12. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Tyler are $16,308.

Read more about Nursing at The University of Texas at Tyler

#6

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Texas Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Wesleyan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Wesleyan are $16,992, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing at Texas Wesleyan

#15 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi also made our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #15. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $15,683.

Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Nursing Report

#8

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, Texas
#17 in overall quality

Prairie View A & M University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. PVAMU is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

PVAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at PVAMU are $17,071.

Full PVAMU Nursing Report

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Incarnate Word are $19,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238.

Read more about Nursing at Abilene Christian

#11

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TCU are $32,268, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nursing at Texas Christian University

#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #10 spot in our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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