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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges
$68,192 Avg Salary
$27,237 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at WGU accumulate an average of around $21,420 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at CU Anschutz take out is $31,125. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $191.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Nursing majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out an average of $29,303 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from University of Northern Colorado carry an average student debtload of $25,971. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $206, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Lewis - Clark State College take out is $25,441.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at UVU take out is $14,075.

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AmeriTech College - Draper did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper carry an average student debtload of $31,312. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $267, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

University of Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from University of Providence carry an average student debtload of $20,031.

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Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at USU take out is $15,421.

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#10

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Nursing majors at Regis U take out an average of $29,111 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $373.

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Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
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

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 15 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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