McAllen, TX has one BSN school within its city limits. South Texas College has a total student population of 26,338. It is the 5271st highest ranked school in the USA and the 299th highest in the state of Texas (#1 is Rice University).
BSN students from McAllen 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area alone, there are 1,590 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $46,580. Registered nurses in this area earn $69,360/yr and there are 4,050 employed.
McAllen lies in Hidalgo county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area has 220,110 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.1% unemployment rate, $14.93/hr average worker wage, and a $31,060 average annual salary. Thus, about 18.386 out of every 1000 jobs in McAllen are held by registered nurses, and 7.236/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, South Texas College ends up costing a student $1,317/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from McAllen |
MacAllen | TX | 136,555 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.3 miles |
Mission | TX | 72,240 | 1 | 13.4932 | 47 | 5.6 miles |
Edinburg | TX | 78,199 | 1 | 56.8684 | 94 | 8.0 miles |
Weslaco | TX | - | 3 | 27.2027 | 22 | 15.2 miles |
Harlingen | TX | 66,846 | 2 | 18.8953 | 48 | 33.5 miles |
Brownsville | TX | 183,598 | 3 | 13.2766 | 77 | 50.3 miles |