2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 137 students majoring in nursing at Regis U, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at UCCS, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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Westminster College Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Northwest Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Nampa.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Weber State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’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 26 students majoring in nursing at WSU, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
About 76% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 24% are male.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 24 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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