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7502 Fondren Rd, Houston, Texas 77074-3298
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11211 Katy Fwy Ste 170, Houston, Texas 77079
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3100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77266-7517
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7000 Fannin, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77030
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Houston, TX (population: 2,307,883) has four nursing schools within its city limits. Houston Baptist University, the highest ranked school in the city with a nursing 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). To learn more about nursing programs in Houston, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of nursing professors at Houston Baptist University such as Lisette Barton, Debra Berry, Lucindra Campbell-Law, Quina Claiborne, Patricia Dominguez, and Kelly Lardy.

Nursing students from Houston schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, 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.

Houston lies in Harris 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 Houston are held by registered nurses, and 4.502/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.

Of the 4 nursing schools in Houston, only 1 has 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 nursing students, with Texas Health School as the lowest, reported at only $1,580/yr.

Nursing Programs in Houston


Houston Baptist University
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
Texas Health School
  • Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
    Levels offered: Certificate
Houston Community College System
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
    Levels offered: Associates

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