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Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Texas
Texas registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public, 2-year | $79,996 | 30 |
| 2 | Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public, 2-year | $79,324 | 164 |
| 3 | Weatherford College | Weatherford | Public, 4-year | $78,873 | 88 |
| 4 | Laredo College | Laredo | Public, 4-year | $78,162 | 46 |
| 5 | Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public, 4-year | $77,795 | 114 |
| 6 | The Chicago School | Richardson | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $76,643 | 65 |
| 7 | South Texas College | McAllen | Public, 4-year | $75,733 | 275 |
| 8 | Central Texas College | Killeen | Public, 2-year | $75,319 | 50 |
| 9 | Howard College | Big Spring | Public, 2-year | $74,542 | 80 |
| 10 | College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public, 4-year | $74,310 | 45 |
| 11 | Grayson College | Denison | Public, 4-year | $73,793 | 91 |
| 12 | Blinn College District | Brenham | Public, 2-year | $72,895 | 43 |
| 13 | Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public, 4-year | $72,584 | 84 |
| 14 | Temple College | Temple | Public, 2-year | $72,579 | 67 |
| 15 | Clarendon College | Clarendon | Public, 2-year | $72,350 | 40 |
| 16 | Lee College | Baytown | Public, 2-year | $72,164 | 50 |
| 17 | Odessa College | Odessa | Public, 4-year | $72,138 | 51 |
| 18 | Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Public, 2-year | $72,069 | 124 |
| 19 | Vernon College | Vernon | Public, 2-year | $71,856 | 91 |
| 20 | San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public, 4-year | $71,118 | 79 |
| 21 | Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public, 4-year | $70,673 | 114 |
| 22 | Dallas College | Dallas | Public, 4-year | $70,630 | 105 |
| 23 | Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | For-profit, 4-year | $69,994 | 280 |
| 24 | Ranger College | Ranger | Public, 2-year | $69,978 | 56 |
| 25 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | Lubbock | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $69,194 | 61 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.