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2023 Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

9 Schools Ranked

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
$13,901 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Colorado.

Online graduate courses are available at CU - Boulder, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 62% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Report

$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Colorado State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

One thing to take note of is that CU Anschutz does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#4

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
$15,079 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Regis U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
$13,366 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Colorado.

One thing to take note of is that University of Northern Colorado does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree healthcare programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UCCS. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
$9,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Colorado Mesa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
$14,626 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at CCU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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