2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Utah State University the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
One thing to take note of is that USU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Colorado State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 3 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at DU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Westminster College Salt Lake. During the 2019-2020 year, about 9% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Regis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Regis U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Utah ranked #7 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of U. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 19% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Montana State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.
MSU Bozeman does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $33,862 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ISU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Montana Technological University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Montana Tech. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 61% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Boise State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,700 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Boise State. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UCCS. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Colorado State University - Pueblo, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #15, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU Denver does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 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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