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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$12,556 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Colorado with 6,496 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

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 Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

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

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Colorado.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regis U are $15,079 a year.

Regis U also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 per year.

University of Northern Colorado also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,900 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $13,854 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs graduate students pay an average of $14,312 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Colorado Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCU are $14,626 a year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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.

  • 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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