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Highest earning 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 | West Coast University | Richardson | For-profit, 4-year | $95,859 | 3,430 |
| 2 | Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | For-profit, 4-year | $91,456 | 37 |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Killeen | Public, 4-year | $88,036 | 36 |
| 4 | Schreiner University | Kerrville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $86,950 | 76 |
| 5 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $85,740 | 85 |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | $85,513 | 3,865 |
| 7 | Arizona College | Dallas | For-profit, 4-year | $85,169 | 167 |
| 8 | University of St Thomas | Houston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $83,793 | 69 |
| 9 | Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $83,470 | 103 |
| 10 | Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | Public, 4-year | $83,218 | 164 |
| 11 | Chamberlain University | Houston | For-profit, 4-year | $83,188 | 10,218 |
| 12 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $82,463 | 163 |
| 13 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $82,043 | 589 |
| 14 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Galveston | Public, 4-year | $80,433 | 495 |
| 15 | Houston Christian University | Houston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $79,229 | 156 |
| 16 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $78,297 | 193 |
| 17 | Lamar University | Beaumont | Public, 4-year | $77,946 | 204 |
| 18 | Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | Public, 4-year | $77,928 | 235 |
| 19 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $77,808 | 184 |
| 20 | South University | Round Rock | For-profit, 4-year | $77,635 | 1,002 |
| 21 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public, 4-year | $77,619 | 201 |
| 22 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $77,083 | 1,434 |
| 23 | Southwestern Adventist University | Keene | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $76,795 | 60 |
| 24 | Texas Woman's University | Denton | Public, 4-year | $76,344 | 672 |
| 25 | Galen College of Nursing | San Antonio | For-profit, 4-year | $76,234 | 607 |
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.
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