2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Pueblo the best value school in Colorado for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $8,287 a year.
Colorado State University - Pueblo also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Colorado. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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 took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCCS is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Colorado.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Utah | 17,535 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Montana | 745 |
Wyoming | 397 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.