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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$81,655 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor'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 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Health Professions at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 160 students majoring in health professions at Regis U, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Health Professions at Regis University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Of the 12 students majoring in health professions at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Boise State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in health professions at Boise State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 7 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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