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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

9 Schools Ranked
$23,015 Avg Student Debt

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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:

#1

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
36 Total Awards
$53,943 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in Colorado for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Denver Report

18 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Colorado State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Regis University

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Regis U. In 2019-2020 about 69% 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
10 Total Awards

Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the fairly large public school handed out 10 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

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

UCCS 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, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

4 Total Awards
$8,287 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Pueblo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Colorado. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado State University - Pueblo. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

1 Total Awards
$10,364 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at MSU Denver, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

#7

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
$14,626 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CCU. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

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

Colorado Mesa University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

Colorado Mesa 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 67% 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

  • 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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