Practice doctorates for nurses, entered after a BSN or an MSN.
13 schools in Texas reported DNP-level nursing awards to IPEDS or have a verified DNP program profile; 6 programs have a verified profile. DNP Programs in all states
Data last reviewed: October 6, 2026
Sources: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) / CCNE directory / official school websites
Listing does not certify educational quality or guarantee licensure eligibility. Verify details with the school before applying.
Listed alphabetically. Inclusion is editorial selection, not a ranking — see our methodology. How schools are selected
Individual programs whose details we verified on the school's own website, each fact with a source.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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The University of Texas at Arlington
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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Abilene Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Abilene, TX. It reported 95 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, DNP
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Baylor University is a private nonprofit university in Waco, TX. It reported 578 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, DNP
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi is a public university in Corpus Christi, TX. It reported 246 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: DNP, BSN, MSN, Post-Master's
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Texas Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Fort Worth, TX. It reported 343 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
The TTUHSC School of Nursing, headquartered in Lubbock, offers a traditional BSN at five Texas sites, an RN to BSN, an online MSN in psychiatric mental health, and doctoral (DNP) tracks including BSN to DNP and post-master's DNP.
6 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
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Texas Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Fort Worth, TX. It reported 108 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
The College of Nursing and Health Innovation at UT Arlington offers undergraduate nursing programs (prelicensure BSN and RN to BSN) and a Department of Graduate Nursing with master's, DNP and PhD options, in campus-based and accelerated online formats.
6 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
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The UT Tyler School of Nursing offers a prelicensure BSN, an ADN/BSN concurrent track and an online RN to BSN at the undergraduate level, plus MSN, PhD and DNP programs including a nurse anesthesia DNP, with instructional sites in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.
8 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master'sCOA
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public specialized institution in Houston, TX. It reported 500 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public university in Edinburg, TX. It reported 262 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, DNP, Post-Master's, MSN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
University of St Thomas is a private nonprofit university in Houston, TX. It reported 307 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
University of the Incarnate Word is a private nonprofit university in San Antonio, TX. It reported 169 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
West Coast University-Texas is a private for-profit specialized institution in Richardson, TX. It reported 473 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master's
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
