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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah

14 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Utah with 17,535 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Utah. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,473.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $22,127.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend AmeriTech College - Draper. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Draper.

On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $35,092 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Westminster College Salt Lake carry an average student debtload of $26,980.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Nursing majors at U of U take out an average of $24,749 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Nightingale College

Salt Lake City, UT

Nightingale College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Nightingale College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at BYU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $9,933.

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With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $19,897.

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With a ranking of #9, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,467.

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#10

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Dixie State College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,757.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Idaho 1,593
Montana 745
Wyoming 397

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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