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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Regis University

Denver, CO

Our analysis found Regis University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Regis University Report

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 53 students majoring in nursing at CU Anschutz, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in nursing at University of Northern Colorado, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Boise State University

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

Explore the most popular online nursing schools 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

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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 6 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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