Nursing at Aspen University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Aspen University stacks up to those at other schools.

Aspen University is located in Denver, Arizona and approximately 9,563 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,555 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Aspen University in 2021, 1,430 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Aspen University Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Aspen University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Aspen University offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Aspen University Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Aspen University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Aspen University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Nursing Schools	4
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Nursing Schools	8
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
	44
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Nursing Schools	62
	66
Most Focused Nursing Schools	97
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	123
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	180
	228
	322

In 2021, 455 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Aspen University. This makes it the #17 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #123 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Aspen University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Aspen University is $86,104. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 37% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Aspen University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Aspen University.

Aspen University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,430 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Aspen University in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Aspen University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	242
Hispanic or Latino	123
White	651
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	338

Aspen University Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 455 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Aspen University, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Aspen University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	77
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	171
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	157

Aspen University also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Aspen University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,460	$118,540
Nurse Practitioners	2,920	$111,210
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,260	$62,720
Nurse Anesthetists	340	$172,700

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.