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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

3 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Colorado. In fact, 6,496 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Colorado Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

Regis University

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Regis University the best school in Colorado for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Regis University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Full Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

Full Nursing at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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