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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

601 Total Awards
$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in Colorado for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 601 students in 2020-2021.

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

CU Anschutz 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 fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Regis University

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

Out of the 10 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 160 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.

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. 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.

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#3

University of Northern Colorado

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.

University of Northern Colorado does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
9 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UCCS. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
6 Total Awards
$14,626 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

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 fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
6 Total Awards
$13,901 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CU - Boulder. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.

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6 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 5 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Colorado State 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
2 Total Awards
$9,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Mesa 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 #8 on the list. Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

Colorado Mesa does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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2 Total Awards
$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the large private for-profit school handed out 2 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

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

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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$8,287 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado State University - Pueblo 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 #10 on the list.

Colorado State University - Pueblo does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 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%.

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