About Cizik School of Nursing

Choose Excellence. Choose Cizik Nursing. 

At Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), our north star is always excellence – in nursing education, practice, and scientific discovery. 

Our rigorous graduate and undergraduate nursing programs are consistently among the highest ranked and most affordable in Texas and the U.S. As one of the seven schools at UTHealth Houston, our students and faculty benefit from collaborative opportunities across health care disciplines and unmatched clinical opportunities within the Texas Medical Center and beyond. 

Educational programs at Cizik School of Nursing

• • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) degree
  • Post-graduate completion program

Graduate nursing specialty tracks at Cizik School of Nursing

• • Nursing Leadership (MSN)
  • Nursing Leadership and Administration (Post-master’s DNP)
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
  • Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
  • Nurse Anesthesia (CNRA)
  • Emergency/Trauma Care (Emergency Nurse Practitioner – ENP)
  • Emergency Medical Services Nurse Practitioner (EMSNP), first subspecialty track in the U.S.

 
Preparing future students for success in nursing school

• • We offer nursing-specific prerequisites through the Pre-Nursing Pathway.
  • High school students may earn health care certifications through summer camps.
  • UTHealth Houston participates in the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) for students to explore their interests in nursing, medicine, and dentistry. 

Affordability

• • Through the UTHealth Houston Future Nurses Fund, we offer free tuition and fees to qualifying BSN students who meet academic and financial criteria.
  • We offer many scholarship and grant opportunities to students at all levels. 

Leading Nursing Research

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 15 nationally in 2024 among nursing schools that receive funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. Our nurse scientists conduct impactful research on stroke-related issues, dementia caregiving, HIV prevention and care, nonpharmacological pain management, symptom science, food and housing insecurity, firearm injuries, and many other fields. 

We house the multidisciplinary UTHealth Houston Cizik Nursing Research Institute (CNRI), which provides infrastructure, evidence-based mentoring programs, and laboratory facilities for health care research. Resources available through the CNRI include the Smart Apartment for aging-in-place research and the Biobehavioral Health Laboratory.