Nursing at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 274 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from CU Anschutz.

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

CU Anschutz Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CU Anschutz

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.

CU Anschutz does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CU Anschutz Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at CU Anschutz 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 CU Anschutz 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
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	29
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	671
	723
Most Focused Nursing Schools	923
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,243

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in nursing from CU Anschutz. This makes it the #48 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 53 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from CU Anschutz Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU Anschutz is $59,258. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 274 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from CU Anschutz in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at CU Anschutz since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at CU Anschutz are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	178
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

CU Anschutz Nursing Master’s Program

The nursing program at CU Anschutz awarded 187 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. CU Anschutz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from CU Anschutz, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	132
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

CU Anschutz also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 53 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Other Health Professions
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.