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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Utah

18 Colleges
$63,113 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Utah to see which 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 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 degree in Utah. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out is $21,420.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for nursing students. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $17,115 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AmeriTech College - Draper. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Utah list. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Draper.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper carry an average student debt load of $31,312. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $267.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, nursing graduates from U of U take out $22,466 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Dixie State College carry an average student debt load of $20,557.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $15,367 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Nightingale College

Salt Lake City, UT

Nightingale College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Utah list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Nightingale College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Nursing majors at Nightingale College take out an average of $29,502 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from UVU carry an average student debt load of $14,075.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Nursing majors at BYU take out an average of $8,340 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Westminster College Salt Lake carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Idaho 1,593
Montana 745
Wyoming 397

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

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 18 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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