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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$16,716 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value 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 value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Denver College of Nursing the best value school in Colorado for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Denver College of Nursing are $1,840 per year.

Full Health Professions at Denver College of Nursing Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU Anschutz also made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Red Rocks Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $10,781 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Pueblo is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Colorado State University - Pueblo graduate students pay an average of $8,287 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 18 schools in Colorado 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 school with a large student population.

Colorado State University - Global Campus graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Colorado.

Full Health Professions at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

Full Health Professions at University of Colorado Boulder Report

With a ranking of #8, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

MSU Denver graduate students pay an average of $10,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #9, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado Mesa are $9,900 a year.

Full Health Professions at Colorado Mesa University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $13,366 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at University of Northern Colorado Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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