Nurse residency programs in Texas.
123 programs across 62 cities — sourced from the ANCC PTAP and Vizient/AACN registries. Always free for nurses.
Residencies in Texas by specialty
How Texas compares
Texas is the 2nd-largest of the 50 US states and territories in this directory, with 123 of the 1,144 programs listed in the United States (10.8%).
Accreditation held by Texas programs: 119 ANCC PTAP, 3 Vizient/AACN — 71 of them accredited with Distinction.
119 are listed for new-graduate RNs and 4 for experienced RNs moving into a new specialty, so an already-licensed nurse looking to switch has 4 to consider.
No program listed in Texas currently records a track in Psychiatric / Mental Health, Rehabilitation, Transplant, Telemetry or Women's Health. If one of those is your target, you will most likely need to look outside the state.
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Common questions
How many nurse residency programs are there in Texas?
This directory lists 123 nurse residency and nurse fellowship programs in Texas, across 62 cities. 122 of them hold ANCC PTAP, Vizient/AACN or CCNE accreditation.
Which cities in Texas have the most programs?
Houston (14), Dallas (10), Fort Worth (8). Programs are concentrated in the larger metros, but smaller hospitals often run cohorts with far less competition for places.
What specialties can I train in as a new grad in Texas?
The tracks most often listed here are Medical-Surgical, Perioperative, Emergency. A residency's advertised track is the unit you would be hired into, so it is worth checking the program page for the specific cohort.
Do I have to live in Texas to apply?
No. Residency programs recruit nationally and most applicants relocate. Licensure is the real constraint: you need a license valid in the program's state before you can start, so check whether that state participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact and how long endorsement takes there.