The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center is located in Houston, Texas.  The school is a branch of University of Texas and operates a variety of teaching hospitals.  It educates healthcare professionals, such as doctors, nurses and dentists.  They offer several undergraduate options: a BSN degree, an RN to BSN degree and a pacesetter BSN.  The pacesetter option is when the nursing theory courses are taken during the first three semesters and the clinical experiences are offered in the fourth.  They also offer a veteran's-BSN program, which takes into account military experience.  This program accepts 10 students per year.

The nursing school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. Its nursing programs are accredited by ACEN, ACME, CCNE and COA.

Degree types you can earn at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston include Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nursing, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus, hybrid and online formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Accelerated BSN, APRN Certificate, Bachelor Degree, Doctor of Nursing, Master Degree, MSN to DNP, Post Master's NP Certificate and RN to BSN level degrees.

For nursing students in Texas, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 87.53% and for BSN programs is 89.19%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 121 nursing schools in Texas, the nursing program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranks #9 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #68. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 96.88%, giving the The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston an overall grade of A.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• Grade: A
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 96.88%
• Texas State Rank: 9
• National Rank: 68

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