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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Nursing 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. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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With a ranking of #10, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Idaho 1,593
Montana 745
Wyoming 397

Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Nursing Focus Areas

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

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 15 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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