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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #3 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 large city of Denver.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges 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 6 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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