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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

3 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the most popular online school in Colorado for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 278 students majoring in nursing at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Nursing majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out an average of $30,518 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at CU Anschutz accumulate an average of around $31,848 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $191.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from University of Northern Colorado carry an average student debtload of $27,806. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $206.

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 17,535
Idaho 1,593
Montana 745
Wyoming 397

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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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