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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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Weber State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Idaho 1,593
Montana 745
Wyoming 397

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 15 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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