More RNs in Texas work in inpatient hospital care than in any other healthcare role in the state. RNs in Texas are among the most highly educated nurses in the country. Nationwide, about 37 percent of RNs have a BSN degree or higher, while the rest are associate degree or diploma RNs. According to the Texas Board of Nursing, a full 49 percent of Texas RNs have a BSN degree or higher.
Even so, that figure is short of the goal set by the Institute of Medicine's prestigious Future of Nursing Report which advocates that 80 percent of RNs should have BSN degrees by 2020. Benefits of a BSN degree include preparation for advanced leadership and management skills. If you see a BSN degree in your future, you're in luck. Texas has many online and traditional programs available to help you meet your goal.
Programs to consider:
- University of Texas (Arlington). This is a fully online program presented in five-week classes with a one-week break. Application-based assignments and projects complete clinical requirements. Prerequisites may also be taken online concurrently with nursing courses. Students may log in at any time to access their assignments.
- University of Texas (Austin). Courses are flexible to meet the needs of working students, with full or part-time options available. Upper division courses include nursing research, genetics in health, Spanish for healthcare professionals and practicums in clinical case management and public health.
- Texas Woman's University (Dallas, Denton, Houston). TWU's RN to BSN program is 100 percent online and can be completed in one year of full time study. Part-time study is also an option. Applications for admission are accepted three times yearly. Students must complete a course in Multicultural Women's Studies prior to graduation.
Listed below are all of the nationally accredited RN to BSN programs with campus locations in Texas.
 Chamberlain College of Nursing
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 Lamar University
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMSCampus Location(s): Beaumont, TXAccreditation: NLNAC accreditedRN to BSN Programs:
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 The University of Texas at Arlington
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMSCampus Location(s): Arlington, TXAccreditation: CCNE accreditedRN to BSN Programs:
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Angelo State University (San Angelo, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN-BSN Completion Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Houston Baptist University (Houston, TX)
Program Name: RN to BSN
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, TX)
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX)
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing (Abilene, TX)
Program Name: RN-BSN Articulation Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Prairie View A&M University (Houston, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN-BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited
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Southwestern Adventist University (Keene, TX)
Program Name: RN to BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Southwestern Assemblies of God University (Waxahachie, TX)
Program Name: RN to BS in Nursing
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Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN-BSN Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Texas A & M International University (Laredo, TX)
Program Name: RN/BSN Track Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX / Texarkana, TX)
Program Name: RN/BSN Track Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited
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Texas A&M Health Science Center (College Station, TX / Round Rock, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Lubbock, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Texas Woman's University (Dallas, TX / Denton, TX / Houston, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN to BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
Program Name: ADN-BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (Brownsville, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: BSN for RNs Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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The University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN-BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The University of Texas at Tyler (Tyler, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN-BSN Mobility in Nursing Education (MINE)
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Houston, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN/BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (Galveston, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN-BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The University of Texas-Pan American (Edinburg, TX)
Program Name: BSN Alternative Pathway
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of Houston-Victoria (Victoria, TX)
Program Name: RN to BSN
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, TX)
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX)
Program Name: RN-BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Wayland Baptist University (San Antonio, TX)
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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West Texas A & M University (Canyon, TX)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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