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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,683 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

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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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

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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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools 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 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.

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