2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Utah to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Most Popular Utah Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand master’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 midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in nursing at U of U, 24% are male and 76% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #6, Eagle Gate College - Murray did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Murray, Eagle Gate College - Murray is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Utah Valley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
AmeriTech College - Draper ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Draper.
Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
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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 9 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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