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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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A healthcare student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

601 Total Awards
$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in Denver, Colorado, the large public school handed out 601 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

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.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
160 Total Awards
$15,079 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 160 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
12 Total Awards
$8,647 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Weber State University Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
396 Total Awards
$8,068 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 396 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
19 Total Awards
$13,366 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large public school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full University of Northern Colorado Report

#6

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
6 Total Awards
$9,638 Average Tuition & Fees

Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, the large public school handed out 6 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Boise State University Report

2 Total Awards
$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the large private for-profit school handed out 2 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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