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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

55 Colleges
$18,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

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 Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WGU are $7,452 a year.

WGU also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year.

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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 # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Colorado State University - Global Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,400 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State University - Global Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 20% of our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Denver College of Nursing helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Denver College of Nursing are $12,367 a year.

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AmeriTech College - Draper 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

AmeriTech College - Draper undergraduate students pay an average of $12,999 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

University of Providence ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

University of Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $26,662 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Providence also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 a year.

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Utah State University 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #10, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

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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.

  • 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.

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