2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
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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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.
Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at MSU Bozeman, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.
About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at Regis U, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
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Weber State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at UW, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 6,496 |
Utah | 17,535 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Montana | 745 |
Wyoming | 397 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
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 16 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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