3 accredited schools across the Austin metro area trained 132 LPNs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Round Rock that reported 65 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,200.
Public four-year institution in Austin that reported 38 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,010 ($10,050 out of state).
Private for-profit career school in Austin that reported 29 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $27,995 for a program of about 14 months.
3 accredited schools in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area graduated 132 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus with 65.
Among schools that published a program price, CyberTex Institute of Technology in Austin listed the lowest total: $27,995 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro earn a median $64,580 a year ($31.05/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $62,240 statewide and $64,400 nationally.
State-approved practical nursing programs usually take about a year of full-time study; part-time and associate-degree routes take longer.