10 accredited schools across the Houston metro area trained 269 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.
64 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,472 ($6,960 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Harris County graduated 56 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,992 ($5,352 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Houston that reported 36 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $792 ($3,624 out of state).
31 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution.
26 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,350 ($3,450 out of state).
19 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,224 ($3,720 out of state).
11 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,416 ($3,552 out of state).
11 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $30,740 for a program of about 81 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Galveston that reported 10 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,500 ($4,680 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Lake Jackson that reported 5 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,715 ($4,038 out of state).
10 accredited schools in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area graduated 269 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Lone Star College System with 64.
Among schools that published a program price, The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc in Houston listed the lowest total: $30,740 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro earn a median $63,670 a year ($30.61/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.