BSN programs in Texas

Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) programs lead to the NCLEX-RN exam and an RN license; accelerated BSN and direct-entry MSN programs serve people who already hold a degree in another field. There are 64 Board-approved programs of this kind in Texas; 12 publish a program cost. Data checked Nov. 4, 2026.

Programs

Board-approved

Published costs

$25,028 to $114,939

School estimates

Median cost

$97,420

Of 12 that publish

Median pass rate

91.3%

NCLEX-RN, 2025; Texas 88.6%

Cost by type of school

The same license can cost very different amounts depending on who runs the program. Medians use each school's lowest published price (usually in-district or resident).

Type of school	Programs with a cost	Median	Range
Public university	3	$27,460	$25,028 to $34,700
Private university	2	$86,118	$66,845 to $105,391
Private career school	7	$101,080	$75,295 to $114,939

Every program, lowest published cost first

Programs that don't publish a cost are listed after those that do. Tap a program for its full cost breakdown, pass-rate history and sources.

Program	City	Cost	Pass rate	Length
University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Nursing BSN	Fort Worth	$25,028	Data coming soon	5 semesters
Texas Tech HSC BSN	Lubbock	$27,460to $51,760	85.8%533 of 621	4 semesters
Sam Houston State University BSN	Huntsville	$34,700	95.5%169 of 177	5 semesters
University of St. Thomas Accelerated BSN	Houston	$66,845	71.0%164 of 231	12 months
Western Technical College BSN	El Paso	$75,295	83.3%30 of 36	32 months
Chamberlain College of Nursing BSN, Pearland	Pearland	$97,420	81.0%136 of 168	9 semesters
Chamberlain College of Nursing BSN, San Antonio	San Antonio	$97,420	82.1%23 of 28	3 years
Chamberlain College of Nursing BSN, Houston	Houston	$101,080	84.7%155 of 183	9 semesters
Chamberlain College of Nursing BSN, Irving	Irving	$101,080	82.4%84 of 102	122 credit hours, as few as 3 years
South University BSN	Austin	$105,391	88.5%23 of 26	Data coming soon
West Coast University Texas BSN	Dallas	$113,979	92.2%213 of 231	120 credits, 8 semesters; as few as 39 months at the accelerated pace
Arizona College of Nursing BSN	Dallas	$114,939	69.1%65 of 94	9 semesters
Abilene Christian University BSN	Abilene	Not published	97.2%35 of 36	Data coming soon
Angelo State University BSN	San Angelo	Not published	96.2%50 of 52	4-year degree plan
Baylor University BSN	Dallas	Not published	96.1%348 of 362	Traditional: 2 years of upper-division nursing after prerequisites; FastBacc: 12 months
Concordia University BSN	Austin	Not published	97.8%135 of 138	16 months
Denver College of Nursing BSN	Houston	Not published	66.7%32 of 48	15 to 18 months
East Texas A&M University BSN	Commerce	Not published	79.2%38 of 48	4-year degree, 120 credit hours
East Texas Baptist University BSN	Marshall	Not published	100%43 of 43	4 years
Fairfield University BSN	Austin	Not published	93.5%29 of 31	15 months
Galen College of Nursing BSN	San Antonio	Not published	85.2%450 of 528	3 years
Hallmark University BSN	San Antonio	Not published	79.7%47 of 59	32 months
Hardin-Simmons University BSN	Abilene	Not published	Data coming soon	Data coming soon
Houston Christian University BSN	Houston	Not published	97.8%45 of 46	Data coming soon
Howard Payne University BSN	Brownwood	Not published	100%11 of 11	Last two years of a four-year degree
Lamar University BSN	Beaumont	Not published	91.7%110 of 120	Four-year program
LeTourneau University BSN	Longview	Not published	100%13 of 13	4 years
Midwestern State University BSN	Wichita Falls	Not published	100%52 of 52	Data coming soon
Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing BSN	Abilene	Not published	100%19 of 19	Data coming soon
Prairie View A&M University BSN	Houston	Not published	91.9%57 of 62	Four and a half year program including lower-division prerequisites
Schreiner University BSN	Kerrville	Not published	88.2%15 of 17	4 years
Southwestern Adventist University BSN	Keene	Not published	94.6%35 of 37	Data coming soon
St. Edward’s University BSN	Austin	Not published	100%2 of 2	Data coming soon
St. Mary’s University BSN	San Antonio	Not published	Data coming soon	4 years
Stephen F. Austin State University BSN	Nacogdoches	Not published	96.2%126 of 131	4 years
Sul Ross University BSN	Alpine	Not published	57.1%4 of 7	120 credit hours
Tarleton State University BSN	Stephenville	Not published	78.2%151 of 193	Data coming soon
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Nursing BSN	Bryan	Not published	99.6%249 of 250	4 semesters
Texas A&M International University BSN	Laredo	Not published	98.4%121 of 123	Data coming soon
Texas A&M University BSN, Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi	Not published	83.1%123 of 148	Data coming soon
Texas A&M University BSN, Texarkana	Texarkana	Not published	95.5%21 of 22	4-year program
Texas Christian University BSN	Fort Worth	Not published	97.1%198 of 204	120 credit hours (63 nursing)
Texas Lutheran Direct Entry MSN	Seguin	Not published	100%12 of 12	20 months
Texas Lutheran University BSN	Seguin	Not published	92.0%126 of 137	Data coming soon
Texas State University BSN	Round Rock	Not published	100%84 of 84	5 semesters
Texas Tech Health Science Center – Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing BSN	El Paso	Not published	81.1%120 of 148	4 semesters
Texas Woman’s University BSN	Denton	Not published	92.5%405 of 438	120 credit hours; traditional BSN takes 3 years after the first upper-division nursing course
University of Houston College of Nursing BSN	Sugar Land	Not published	100%67 of 67	Junior and senior years in the nursing major after two pre-nursing years at UH
University of Mary Hardin Baylor BSN	Belton	Not published	91.3%95 of 104	Four-year degree (124+ credit hours)
University of St. Thomas School of Nursing BSN	Houston	Not published	76.9%40 of 52	Four-year program
University of Texas at Arlington BSN	Arlington	Not published	89.7%840 of 936	Data coming soon
University of Texas at Austin BSN	Austin	Not published	90.9%110 of 121	4 years
University of Texas at Austin Alternate Entry MSN	Austin	Not published	90.6%48 of 53	3 years
University of Texas at El Paso BSN	El Paso	Not published	88.8%293 of 330	Data coming soon
University of Texas at Tyler BSN	Tyler	Not published	87.2%430 of 493	4 nursing semesters (about 16 months) after prerequisites and Texas Core
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston BSN	Houston	Not published	95.4%209 of 219	15 months
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio BSN	San Antonio	Not published	87.6%310 of 354	22 months
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston BSN	Galveston	Not published	95.6%263 of 275	4 semesters
University of Texas Permian Basin BSN	Odessa	Not published	88.6%70 of 79	Data coming soon
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley BSN	Edinburg	Not published	87.0%200 of 230	120 credit hours (4-year degree)
University of the Incarnate Word BSN	San Antonio	Not published	95.3%142 of 149	5 semesters
Wayland Baptist University BSN	San Antonio	Not published	58.8%10 of 17	Data coming soon
West Texas A&M University BSN	Canyon	Not published	88.8%87 of 98	Data coming soon
Western Governors University BSN	Houston	Not published	75.2%109 of 145	1 to 4 pre-nursing terms plus 4 clinical terms (six-month terms)

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Costs are each school's own estimate and differ in what they include; see each program page. An asterisk (*) means the figure needed a note, for example tuition and fees only. How we get our numbers

BSN programs in Texas

Cost by type of school

Every program, lowest published cost first

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