Nursing schools in Texas

Explore 622 profiles representing 985 nursing programs in Texas. These are the programs currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.

Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate is the largest current pathway grouping at 118 programs; Online appears on 352 programs.

Reviewed October 2026

Profiles
622
Programs
985
Pathways, delivery and source information

Current program evidence

Counts describe the programs below and retain each program's current status; they do not imply approval, accreditation, admissions availability, or resident eligibility.

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Delivery formats

  • On campus 192 programs
  • Hybrid 160 programs
  • Online 352 programs

Approval and accreditation context

State approval, institutional accreditation, and programmatic accreditation are separate facts. An authority listed here is current state-level context from published program evidence; it does not mean every program on this page has the same approval or accreditation status.

  • State approval authority not verified Reviewed October 3, 2026
  • Texas Board of Nursing Reviewed October 3, 2026

Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN programs in Texas

Showing all 22 current public programs. These include Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results. A program taught at several campuses appears at each campus and counts once.

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Bachelor of Science in Nursing, FastBacc

    School
    Baylor University: Dallas LHSON Academic Building
    Location
    Dallas, TX
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Bachelor of Science in Nursing, FastBacc

    School
    Baylor University: LHSON Clinical Simulation Center — current Hall property
    Location
    Dallas, TX
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Distance Accelerated

    School
    Baylor University: Texas online program reference — Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Distance Accelerated
    Location
    TX
    Delivery
    Fully Online
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Austin and Farmers Branch learning sites

    School
    Concordia University Texas: Austin ABSN learning property
    Location
    Austin, TX
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Austin and Farmers Branch learning sites

    School
    Concordia University Texas: Farmers Branch ABSN learning property
    Location
    Farmers Branch, TX
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    BSN Completion Option, initial licensure accelerated Houston route

    School
    Denver College of Nursing: Houston instructional campus — Dairy Ashford property
    Location
    Houston, TX
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Nursing Second Bachelor, prior bachelor's entry plan

    School
    East Texas A&M University: Commerce Nursing and Health Sciences instructional property
    Location
    Commerce, TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Austin Accelerated Second Degree BSN, on-campus cohorts

    School
    Fairfield University: Austin nursing instructional campus
    Location
    Austin, TX
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Austin Accelerated Second Degree BSN, asynchronous cohort marketed hybrid

    School
    Fairfield University: Austin nursing instructional campus
    Location
    Austin, TX
    Delivery
    Fully Online
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Midwestern State University accelerated second bachelor BSN

    School
    Midwestern State University: Texas program reference — Midwestern State University accelerated second bachelor BSN
    Location
    TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, second bachelor entry

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    St. Edward's University accelerated second-degree BSN

    School
    St. Edward's University: Texas program reference — St. Edward's University accelerated second-degree BSN
    Location
    TX
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Second-Degree / Accelerated BSN

    School
    Texas A&M University: Round Rock Health Science Center — accelerated nursing compound
    Location
    Round Rock, TX
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: BSN; prior non-nursing bachelor entry

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN

    School
    Texas Christian University: Fort Worth TCU campus — Annie Richardson Bass nursing compound
    Location
    Fort Worth, TX
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: BSN; prelicensure

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN — prior nonnursing bachelor route

    School
    Texas Lutheran University: TLU Houston nursing classroom and simulation campus
    Location
    Houston, TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: BSN; prelicensure second-degree route

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated Transfer BSN — Houston

    School
    Texas Lutheran University: TLU Houston nursing classroom and simulation campus
    Location
    Houston, TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: BSN; prelicensure accelerated nonnursing associate/college-transfer route

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN — prior nonnursing bachelor route

    School
    Texas Lutheran University: TLU New Braunfels nursing instruction inside Resolute compound
    Location
    New Braunfels, TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: BSN; prelicensure second-degree route

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated second-degree BSN — online accelerated program

    School
    Texas State University: Texas program reference — Accelerated second-degree BSN — online accelerated program
    Location
    TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: BSN; prelicensure; prior bachelor

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Second Degree BSN

    School
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: Texas online program reference — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    Location
    TX
    Delivery
    Fully Online
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: BSN prelicensure priorbachelor

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN — general college-transfer entry

    School
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso: Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing teaching property
    Location
    El Paso, TX
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Status not confirmed

    Credential: BSN prelicensure, priorbachelorNOTmandatory

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN — prior nonnursing bachelor

    School
    The University of Texas at San Antonio: UTSA Health Science Center Long Campus — School of Nursing teaching compound
    Location
    San Antonio, TX
    Delivery
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN nonnursing-bachelor accelerated entry

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Pacesetter Accelerated BSN

    School
    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Houston Cizik nursing education building
    Location
    Houston, TX
    Delivery
    Hybrid
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN;60 upper credits plus60prerequisite;15months/900clinical

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Second Degree Accelerated BSN

    School
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: UT Rio Grande Valley Brownsville Campus — nursing academic compound
    Location
    Brownsville, TX
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN for priornon-nursingbachelor; initialRNlicensure

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Second Degree Accelerated BSN

    School
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: UT Rio Grande Valley Edinburg Campus — nursing academic compound
    Location
    Edinburg, TX
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN for priornon-nursingbachelor; initialRNlicensure

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Second Degree BSN

    School
    University of Houston: UH Sugar Land Brazos Hall nursing instruction
    Location
    Sugar Land, TX
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN prior nonnursing bachelor accelerated entry

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN — bachelor or TABSN prior-credit entry

    School
    University of St. Thomas: ABSN Midtown learning site
    Location
    Houston, TX
    Delivery
    Fully Online
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN prelicensure;58new/120whole

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN — bachelor or TABSN prior-credit entry

    School
    University of St. Thomas: ABSN Sugar Land learning site
    Location
    Sugar Land, TX
    Delivery
    Fully Online
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN prelicensure;58new/120whole

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN — bachelor or TABSN prior-credit entry

    School
    University of St. Thomas: ABSN Woodlands learning site
    Location
    Shenandoah, TX
    Delivery
    Fully Online
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN prelicensure;58new/120whole

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  • Accelerated / Second-Degree BSN

    Accelerated BSN

    School
    University of the Incarnate Word: San Antonio ABSN Learning Center
    Location
    San Antonio, TX
    Delivery
    Fully Online
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: BSN; non-nursing bachelor or60priorcredits

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