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2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

18 Colleges
$70,048 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Colorado. In fact, 11,178 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Colorado to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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 Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder the best school in Colorado for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, CSTCM is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Rocky Vista University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Rocky Vista University is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parker.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 18 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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