Best Healthcare Schools Near Texas City, TX (2026)

Updated September 6, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Texas City, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare programs. Texas City has a population of about 54,159. Median household income is $65,447 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 19.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, the top-earning healthcare-related role is Medical and Health Services Manager at a median $124,400 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Healthcare Schools to Texas City

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer healthcare programs near Texas City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Texas City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Texas City. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX 2.3 miles from Texas City
  • 4 year
  • Offers a fully online program
64.9 BOC Score
Graduation rate 34%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $39,639
Avg net price $1,342/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 40

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas healthcare page.

Healthcare Wages Near Texas City

Texas City is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area (BLS area code 26420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.

Occupation Median Wage Source COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Medical and Health Services Manager $124,400 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $126,166
Health Information Technologist or Medical Registrar $77,870 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $78,976
Medical Records Specialist $51,250 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $51,978
Medical Secretary or Administrative Assistant $44,210 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $44,838
Healthcare Social Worker $71,900 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $72,921
Epidemiologist $77,170 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $78,266

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Texas City at a Glance

Metric Value Source
Population 54,159 Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income $65,447 Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ 19.7% Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100) 98.6 (below U.S. average) BEA RPP 2024
Healthcare-related employment in Galveston County 10,162 workers, 716 establishments BLS QCEW 2024 annual

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited healthcare schools are near Texas City, TX?

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering healthcare programs near Texas City. The closest is College of the Mainland in Texas City, TX (2.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Houston-Clear Lake (14.2 miles). 4 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying healthcare roles near Texas City?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying healthcare-related roles near Texas City are: Medical and Health Services Manager ($124,400), Health Information Technologist or Medical Registrar ($77,870), Epidemiologist ($77,170). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Dickinson instead of Texas City?

Dickinson, TX is 6.3 miles from Texas City and has its own set of local healthcare programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Texas City an affordable place to study healthcare?

Texas City’s median household income of $65,447 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Texas City while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

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Other Programs Available in Texas City

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Texas City:

Data verified: September 6, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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