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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

55 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 977,800 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

Our analysis found University of Providence to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 55 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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Platt College - Aurora did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Aurora, Platt College - Aurora is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

Rocky Mountain College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Rocky is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Billings.

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Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the city of Lewiston.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 11,178
Utah 26,190
Montana 1,968
Idaho 3,965
Wyoming 961

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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