Conroe, TX (population: 61,600) has sixteen BSN schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Houston Baptist University, the highest ranked school in this group with a BSN program, has a total student population of 2,710. It is the 482nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 18th highest in the state of Texas (#1 is Rice University).
BSN students from Conroe schools who go on to become nurses, forensic nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nurse administrators, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area alone, there are 11,540 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $43,290. Registered nurses in this area earn $69,180/yr and there are 42,240 employed.
Conroe lies in Montgomery county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area has 2,563,840 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $21.58/hr average worker wage, and a $44,880 average annual salary. Thus, about 16.474 out of every 1000 jobs in Conroe are held by registered nurses, and 4.502/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
Of the 16 BSN schools with a 100-mile radius of Conroe, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Houston Baptist University comes out as the most expensive ($16,141/yr) for BSN students, with College of the Mainland as the lowest, reported at only $3,211/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Conroe |
The Woodlands | TX | 101,065 | 1 | 14.626 | 77 | 11.1 miles |
Prairie View | TX | - | 1 | 50.8259 | 82 | 34.7 miles |
Houston | TX | 2,307,883 | 63 | 23.3749 | 939 | 38.3 miles |
South Houston | TX | - | 1 | 23.7623 | 5 | 47.6 miles |
Baytown | TX | 71,405 | 1 | 12.8813 | 98 | 49.5 miles |
Pasadena | TX | 148,101 | 8 | 24.6579 | 264 | 49.5 miles |
Missouri City | TX | 77,622 | 0 | - | 0 | 52.0 miles |
College Station | TX | 90,406 | 1 | 0.218495 | 0 | 53.7 miles |
Pearland | TX | 94,215 | 0 | - | 0 | 53.8 miles |
Bryan | TX | 73,832 | 2 | 27.1681 | 5 | 58.9 miles |
League City | TX | 78,312 | 0 | - | 0 | 61.3 miles |
Texas City | TX | 44,907 | 1 | 8.31197 | 63 | 70.0 miles |
Galveston | TX | 57,154 | 3 | 22.3727 | 45 | 80.9 miles |
Beaumont | TX | 110,900 | 4 | 27.5152 | 152 | 81.1 miles |