TX Nursing Schools

Nursing Schools in Texas
Texas is home to an abundance of colleges, universities, hospitals and medical facilities for nurses and other health care professionals. In addition to the career and education opportunities, Texas also offers a diverse population that ranges from urban to rural, with considerations for languages, lifestyles and other critical factors that affect the ability to provide health care to its residents.  Texas is facing a 26% nursing shortage by the year 2020.

A nurse in Texas may specialize in rural and community health issues in order to address the needs of the rural, migrant or alien populations, and Spanish-speaking nurses are always in demand to help facilitate the ability to provide health care to Texas residents. Since Texas is also facing its own nursing shortage, and has increased its incentives for nursing school students with loan forgiveness programs, grants and even a nursing degree scholarship designed to award families that continue to pursue careers in nursing.

Top Nursing Schools in Texas:

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
Austin, TX - 512-471-7311

• Offers degrees from Bachelor’s through Doctoral.
• Master of Science in Nursing; concentrations in Child Health, Public Health, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Administration, Healthcare Systems Management and more.
• PhD in Nursing.
• CCNE Accredited.

Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Waco, TX - 800-BAYLOR-U

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Master of Science in Nursing; concentrations in Family Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Neonatal Nursing and Nurse Midwifery.
• Post-Master’s Certificate.
• CCNE Accredited.

Texas A&M University College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Corpus Christi, TX - 361-825-5700

• Named a Program of Exceptional Performance by the Texas Higher Education Board.
• Traditional and accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs.
• Master of Science in Nursing; concentrations in Family Nurse Practitioner and Leadership in Nursing Systems.
• CCNE Accredited.

Nursing School Spotlight

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