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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . 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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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Regis U is a moderately-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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Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college 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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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Northwest Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Nampa.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a moderately-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 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 #9 on the list. 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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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a very 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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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges 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 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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