Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Texas
84 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 55 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $72,369 at College of the Mainland.
What this work pays in Texas
Registered Nurses in Texas earn a median of $95,970 a year across 271,380 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $114,150 | 58,420 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $131,670 | 25,970 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $84,930 | 6,830 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $244,990 | 4,060 |
| Nurse Midwives | $123,380 | 290 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Associate's degree | $5,855 | $72,369 (33 grads) | 70 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | $72,369 (38 grads) | 25 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | $9,457 | $67,101 (22 grads) | 70 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | $66,036 (50 grads) | 21 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Associate's degree | $19,146 | $65,765 (29 grads) | 31 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $65,362 (157 grads) | 312 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | $9,695 | $65,066 (91 grads) | 207 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | $8,902 | $64,990 (21 grads) | 81 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | $14,541 | $64,493 (29 grads) | 38 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | $15,746 | $64,150 (59 grads) | 57 |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | $11,287 | $63,997 (22 grads) | 98 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | $12,062 | $63,997 (30 grads) | 71 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $63,898 (190 grads) | 278 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Associate's degree | $13,015 | $63,563 (100 grads) | 157 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | $13,062 | $63,377 (82 grads) | 98 |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson | Associate's degree | — | $63,005 (22 grads) | 20 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | $12,455 | $63,005 (42 grads) | 276 |
| Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health Lubbock | Associate's degree | $12,971 | $62,508 (46 grads) | — |
| Southwest Texas College Uvalde | Associate's degree | — | $62,409 (13 grads) | 33 |
| Victoria College Victoria | Associate's degree | $13,933 | $62,192 (70 grads) | 68 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $62,154 (38 grads) | 17 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | $17,153 | $61,651 (34 grads) | 74 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | $11,250 | $61,281 (76 grads) | 260 |
| Clarendon College Clarendon | Associate's degree | $17,588 | $61,020 (24 grads) | 44 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | $16,875 | $60,689 (54 grads) | 100 |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions San Antonio | Associate's degree | $19,562 | $60,600 (127 grads) | 223 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | $6,968 | $60,399 (40 grads) | 174 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $59,964 (70 grads) | 156 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | $59,640 (69 grads) | 64 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | $9,092 | $59,253 (111 grads) | 135 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | $14,250 | $59,011 (80 grads) | 127 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $14,162 | $58,830 (214 grads) | 325 |
| Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio San Antonio | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | 520 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus Round Rock | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | 0 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Dallas Richardson | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | — |
| Galen Health Institutes-Houston Houston | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | 0 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | $15,624 | $58,221 (102 grads) | 68 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | $10,293 | $57,770 (190 grads) | 205 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | $15,750 | $57,318 (13 grads) | 43 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Associate's degree | $15,440 | $57,318 (27 grads) | 77 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | $9,569 | $57,318 (37 grads) | 49 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | $17,586 | $57,149 (111 grads) | 205 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | $14,152 | $56,738 (74 grads) | 56 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | $56,415 (19 grads) | 46 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | $11,500 | $56,415 (36 grads) | 59 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | $13,500 | $56,043 (123 grads) | 100 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | $11,368 | $55,724 (151 grads) | 342 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | $18,951 | $55,422 (54 grads) | 69 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | $13,623 | $55,383 (105 grads) | 171 |
| Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health Lubbock | Undergraduate certificate | — | $54,869 (16 grads) | 164 |
| Hallmark University San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $54,701 (48 grads) | — |
| Panola College Carthage | Undergraduate certificate | — | $52,550 (14 grads) | 0 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | $11,895 | $52,107 (40 grads) | 89 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $51,106 (41 grads) | 42 |
| Rio Grande Valley College Pharr | Undergraduate certificate | $13,498 | $41,193 (120 grads) | — |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | $6,750 | not published | 151 |
| Ranger College Ranger | Associate's degree | $17,624 | not published | 51 |
| Rio Grande Valley College Pharr | Associate's degree | $15,750 | not published | 27 |
| Southwest University at El Paso El Paso | Associate's degree | $32,500 | not published | 22 |
| The Chicago School-College of Nursing Richardson | Associate's degree | $23,918 | not published | 23 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston | Associate's degree | $24,166 | not published | 21 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 64 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Cisco College Cisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 47 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 101 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 93 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Midland College Midland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Panola College Carthage | Associate's degree | — | not published | 40 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 55 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.