The Best Nursing Programs in Texas

The University of Texas at Austin

• The University of Texas in Austin has a nursing program that has earned high marks nationally. "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the school's nursing program at 19th in its 2007 rankings. The National Institutes of Health's rankings from 2005 placed it as 10th in the country, indicating it has a strong focus on research. Both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs are offered at the university.

  The University of Texas at Austin
  School of Nursing
  1700 Red River St.
  Austin, TX 78701
  512-471-9906
  utexas.edu/nursing

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston has also earned national recognition for its nursing program. It tied with the University of Texas in Austin in "U.S. News and World Report's" 2007 rankings when the magazine ranked it 19th. The National Institutes of Health ranked the nursing program at the science center at 31st in the country. The center offers undergraduate and graduate nursing degrees.

  University of Texas Health Science Center
  School of Nursing
  6901 Bertner
  Houston, TX 77030-3901
  713-500-2000
  son.uth.tmc.edu

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

• If you are considering attending a nursing school in South Texas, the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio is one of the highest ranked in the state also and is the only research facility in the region. "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the school at number 40 in its 2007 rankings. It came in just under the health science center in Houston on the National Institutes of Health's rankings, at 32nd. Both undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered.

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  School of Nursing
  7703 Floyd Curl Drive
  San Antonio, TX 78229
  210-567-5800
  nursing.uthscsa.edu

Texas Woman's University

• Just north of Dallas in Denton is Texas Woman's University. The school also has satellite campuses that offer nursing programs in Dallas and Houston. The program at the Denton campus came in 54th in the "U.S. News and World Reports" ranking system. It was not ranked by the National Institutes of Health.

  Texas Woman's University
  Main Campus-Denton
  ASB 216
  P.O. Box 425498
  Denton, TX 76204
  940-898-2401
  twu.edu/nursing