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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Utah

6 Colleges
$63,113 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Nursing is the most popular major in Utah with 17,535 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Utah 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online degree in Utah. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out is $21,420.

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The excellent online programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Nursing majors at UVU take out an average of $14,075 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, AmeriTech College - Draper landed the # 3 spot on the list. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Draper.

On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $31,312 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $267.

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The excellent online programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Utah. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Nursing majors at USU take out an average of $15,421 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $17,115 in student debt.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Nursing majors at U of U take out an average of $22,466 in student loans while working on their egree.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Idaho 1,593
Montana 745
Wyoming 397

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

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 6 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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