2025 Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Texas

If you pursue a associate degree in registered nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 52 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of registered nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 6,359 associate degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of registered nursing for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality registered nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on registered nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other registered nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized registered nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for registered nursing students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Registered Nursing Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Registered Nursing in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in registered nursing. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Texas Schools for an Associate in Registered Nursing

1

South Texas College
McAllen, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

190 Annual Graduates

South Texas College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in registered nursing. South Texas College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.More information about a associate in registered nursing from South Texas College

2

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

336 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in registered nursing needs to take a look at El Centro College. El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dallas.More information about a associate in registered nursing from El Centro College

3

Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

344 Annual Graduates

Tarrant County College District is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in registered nursing. Tarrant County College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Fort Worth.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Tarrant County College District

4

Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

334 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Lone Star College System if you wish to pursue an associate degree in registered nursing. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Lone Star College System

5

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

307 Annual Graduates

Austin Community College District is a very large public college located in the large city of Austin.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Austin Community College District

6

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

205 Annual Graduates

San Jacinto College is a very large public college located in the city of Pasadena.More information about a associate in registered nursing from San Jacinto Community College

7

Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

213 Annual Graduates

DMC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Corpus Christi.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Del Mar College

8

Angelina College
Lufkin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

AC is a small public college located in the remote town of Lufkin.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Angelina College

9

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

153 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Houston Community College

10

Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

170 Annual Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Weatherford, Weatherford College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in registered nursing from Weatherford College

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Registered Nursing students in the state of Texas that almost earned our Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Texas award.

Rank	College	Location
11	Amarillo College	Amarillo, TX
12	San Antonio College	San Antonio, TX
13	Temple College	Temple, TX
14	Texas State Technical College	Waco, TX
15	Grayson College	Denison, TX
16	Central Texas College	Killeen, TX
17	Alvin Community College	Alvin, TX

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	349	2,133
New Mexico	255	543
Oklahoma	222	1,310

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Registered Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Registered Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Registered Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	36

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.