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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$23,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

UW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at RMUoHP are $17,416 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USU are $23,225 a year.

USU also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#4

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 per year.

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#5

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 a year.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Denver are $12,792 per year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Montana Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montana Tech are $19,429 per year.

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Montana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $22,391 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

The University of Montana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges 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 16 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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