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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Utah

7 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best master'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.

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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah

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

Top Utah Schools for a Master's in Nursing

#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 master’s degree in Utah. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 7 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Eagle Gate College - Murray ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Murray, Eagle Gate College - Murray is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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 7 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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