2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You
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.
The Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Utah to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah
Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Utah.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Utah. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from WGU carry an average student debt load of $24,473.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
On average, nursing graduates from WSU take out $21,467 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 14 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
Nursing majors at Dixie State College take out an average of $24,757 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 77% of the nursing majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from U of U carry an average student debt load of $24,749.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nightingale College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Nightingale College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 156 students majoring in nursing at Nightingale College, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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AmeriTech College - Draper did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Draper.
Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper carry an average student debt load of $35,092.
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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
Of the 130 students majoring in nursing at BYU, 5% are male and 95% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from BYU carry an average student debt load of $9,933.
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Utah Valley University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $19,897 in student debt.
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Westminster College Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Westminster College Salt Lake take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,980.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 6,496 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Montana | 745 |
Wyoming | 397 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 14 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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