College of Nursing and Health Sciences

National Certification Exam Pass Rate for First-Time Test Takers - Family Nurse Practitioner (by Graduation Year)

• 100% 2025 (Summer)
• 88% 2024 (Summer)
• 100% 2024 (Spring)
• 100% 2023
• 100% 2022
• 100% 2021
• 90%, 2019

National Certification Exam Pass Rate ANCC - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master Certification (By Graduation Year)

• 60% (2024)

MSN Students' Completion of the Program

MSN Graduates' Obtaining a Job (by Graduation 2023-2026)

All of our MSN graduates have offer(s) by graduation!

33 Family Nurse Practitioner Alumni Completed the Alumni Survey- One Year After Graduation

85% of students felt prepared in accessing, analyzing, and interpreting nursing and other resources and applying them to advanced nursing practice as appropriate. [PLO#1]

80% of students felt prepared in translating research findings into the advanced nursing role/practice. [PLO#1]

80% of students felt prepared in delivering advanced nursing care that is sensitive to other people’s culture, values, rights, and needs. [PLO#2]

85% of students felt prepared in contributing to the advancement of nursing profession through evidenced-based research and practice. [PLO#3]

85% of students felt prepared in demonstrating leadership, negotiation, teaching, coaching skills to adapt evolving changes in healthcare. [PLO #4]

85% of students felt prepared to work collaboratively with other health professionals in the systematic implementation and evaluation of health care delivery and patient health outcomes. [PLO #4]

85% of students felt prepared in applying ethical principles and professional standards into the advanced nursing role. [PLO #5]

85% of students felt prepared in applying ethical principles and professional standards into the advanced nursing role. [PLO #5]

85% of students felt prepared in practicing within the legal parameters in the practice of the advanced nursing practice role across the life span. [PLO #5]

100% of students felt prepared in demonstrating enhanced commitment to the improve the advanced nursing profession. [PLO #6]

100% of students felt prepared in demonstrating commitment to life-long learning through scholarship and service. [PLO #6]

*Job Placement: 94% of the participants are working as FNPs in the South Texas region; 100% agreed that are using the competencies and knowledge they learned from the FNP program to their current jobs; 100% agreed that they would recommend the TAMIU-FNP program to their friends and colleagues.

29 MSN Nursing Administration Alumni Completed Alumni Survey One year after Graduation.

100% of students felt prepared in critically analyzing, interpreting and in utilizing appropriate knowledge, research, and theories to meet the health care needs of diverse client populations across the lifespan. [PLO #1]

100% of students felt prepared in collaboratively planning the delivery of culturally sensitive health care with organizations and the community. [PLO #2]

100% of students felt prepared in contributing to the advancement of nursing profession through evidenced-based research and practice. [PLO #3]

100% of students felt prepared in synthesizing leadership management, negotiating, teaching/coaching, and consulting roles to foster continual improvement to meet changing societal and environmental needs. [PLO #4]

100% of students felt prepared in demonstrating ethical, legal, political, and economic principles in application to management of healthcare delivery across the lifespan. [PLO#5] 

100% of students felt prepared in advocating for advanced nursing practice through a commitment to lifelong learning through research and community service. [PLO #6]

*Job Placement: 80% are working in the South Texas region; 95% agreed they are using the competencies and knowledge learned from the MSN Nursing Administration program to their current jobs; 100% agreed that they would recommend the TAMIU-NADM program to their friends and colleagues.

5 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master Certification Completed Survey One year after Graduation 

*Job Placement: 84% are working in the South Texas region; 100% agreed they are using the competencies and knowledge learned from the PMHNP program to their current jobs; 100% agreed that they would recommend the TAMIU-PMHNP program to their friends and colleague

Employer Survey Results for Family Nurse Practitioner Alumni n = 15

93% of the employers felt that alumni are prepared in accessing, analyzing, and interpreting nursing and other resources and apply them to advanced nursing practice as appropriate. [PLO#1]

86% of employers felt that alumni are prepared to translate research findings into the advanced nursing role/practice. [PLO#1]

86% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in delivering advanced nursing care that is sensitive to other people’s culture, values, rights, and needs. [PLO#2]

86% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in contributing to the advancement of nursing profession through evidenced-based research and practice. [PLO#3]

86% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in demonstrating leadership, negotiation, teaching, coaching skills to adapt evolving changes in healthcare. [PLO #4]

86% of employers felt that alumni are prepared to work collaboratively with other health professionals in the systematic implementation and evaluation of health care delivery and patient health outcomes. [PLO #4]

86% of employers felt that alumni are prepared to apply ethical principles and professional standards into the advanced nursing role. [PLO #5]

86% of employers felt that alumni are prepared to practice within the legal parameters in the practice of the advanced nursing practice role across the life span. [PLO #5]

86% of employers felt that alumni are prepared to demonstrate enhanced commitment to improve the advanced nursing profession. [PLO #6]

93% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in demonstrating commitment to life-long learning through scholarship and service [PLO 6].

Employers Survey Results for Nursing Administration Alumni n = 8

100% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in critically analyzing, interpreting, and utilizing appropriate knowledge, research, and theories to meet the health care needs of diverse client populations across the lifespan. [PLO #1]

100% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in collaboratively planning the delivery of culturally sensitive health care with organizations and the community. [PLO #2]

100% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in contributing to the advancement of nursing profession through evidenced-based research and practice. [PLO #3]

100% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in synthesizing leadership management, negotiating, teaching/coaching, and consulting roles to foster continual improvement to meet changing societal and environmental needs. [PLO #4]

100% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in demonstrating ethical, legal, political, and economic principles in application to management of healthcare delivery across the lifespan. [PLO#5]

100% of employers felt that alumni are prepared in advocating for advanced nursing practice through a commitment to lifelong learning through research and community service. [PLO #6]

Employer Survey Results for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master Certification n = 1