2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from University of Providence carry an average student debtload of $23,987.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,473.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debtload of $31,848. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $191, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Platt College - Aurora. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Aurora, Platt College - Aurora is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Nursing majors at Platt College - Aurora take out an average of $45,190 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Helena, Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Utah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $22,127.
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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at University of Northern Colorado take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,806. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $206.
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Lewis - Clark State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the city of Lewiston.
On average, nursing graduates from Lewis - Clark State College take out $27,296 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Denver College of Nursing landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Denver College of Nursing take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,977. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $390, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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AmeriTech College - Draper landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $35,092 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6,496 |
| Utah | 17,535 |
| Idaho | 1,593 |
| Montana | 745 |
| Wyoming | 397 |
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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