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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,683 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $8,287 per year.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

Regis U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $13,854 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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