2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.
The Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Providence helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Rocky is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Billings.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CSTCM is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Red Rocks Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Western Governors University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
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University of Denver landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
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Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 11,178 |
Utah | 26,190 |
Montana | 1,968 |
Idaho | 3,965 |
Wyoming | 961 |
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Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.