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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

10 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in nursing at RMUoHP, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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Montana State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at MSU Bozeman, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

With a ranking of #7, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 10 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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