2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at RMUoHP, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.
Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at ISU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. 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.
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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college 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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Weber State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.
Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6,496 |
| Utah | 17,535 |
| Idaho | 1,593 |
| Montana | 745 |
| Wyoming | 397 |
Majors Related to Nursing
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 16 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.
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