2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
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.
The Most Popular Healthcare Master'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 19 schools in Colorado to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in Colorado for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 536 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CU Anschutz. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, the fairly large public school handed out 343 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Colorado. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the large private for-profit school awarded 256 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Regis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 213 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Regis U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 75 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Colorado State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 64 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UCCS, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
University of Northern Colorado does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Denver ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DU. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rocky Vista University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Rocky Vista University is located in Parker, Colorado and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
Red Rocks Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Red Rocks Community College is a public institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, the very small private for-profit school handed out 28 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, CSTCM is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Denver. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #14, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CU - Boulder. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, the medium-sized public school handed out 18 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% 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.
With a ranking of #16, Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder is a very small private for-profit school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 11 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Denver College of Nursing ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Denver College of Nursing are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Colorado Christian University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
CCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Louisville, Colorado that handed out 4 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 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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