2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs 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 city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 129 students majoring in nursing at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
Full Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report
Westminster College Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.
Northwest Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa.
About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.
Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in nursing at Colorado State University - Pueblo, 26% are male and 74% are female.
Weber State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 25 students majoring in nursing at U of U, 24% are male and 76% are female.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing colleges 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 |
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 24 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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