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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$20,879 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$86,730 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor's Degree School for You

With 35,945 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the health science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health Sciences & Services

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health sciences and services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at RMUoHP are $17,416 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Report

Out of the 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.

CU Anschutz also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Sciences & Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges by State

Explore the best health sciences and services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 130
Utah 421
Idaho 143
Montana 46
Wyoming 135

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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