2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our analysis found Colorado State University - Pueblo to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $8,287 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Regis U are $15,079 a year.
Regis U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Utah | 17,535 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Montana | 745 |
Wyoming | 397 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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).
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