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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Wyoming

7 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Wyoming with 397 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Wyoming to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Wyoming to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Laramie County Community College the most popular school in Wyoming for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at LCCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,026.

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Out of the 7 schools in Wyoming that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school located in the remote town of Sheridan.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Northern Wyoming Community College District carry an average student debt load of $19,276.

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Out of the 7 schools in Wyoming that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. WWCC is a small public school located in the town of Rock Springs.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from WWCC carry an average student debt load of $16,794.

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#4

Casper College

Casper, WY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Casper College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Casper College is a small public school located in the city of Casper.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Casper College accumulate an average of around $17,764 in student debt.

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#5

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY

The in-demand associate degree programs at Central Wyoming College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Wyoming. Located in the town of Riverton, CWC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at CWC take out an average of $18,793 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Northwest College

Powell, WY

Northwest College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Powell, Northwest Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at Northwest Community College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Northwest Community College carry an average student debt load of $22,752.

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#7

Eastern Wyoming College

Torrington, WY

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Wyoming College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Eastern Wyoming College is a small public school located in the remote town of Torrington.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Idaho 1,593
Montana 745

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

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 7 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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