2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
The Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor'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 62 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.
About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 763 students majoring in health professions at BYU - I, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 517 students majoring in health professions at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Denver College of Nursing ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 403 students majoring in health professions at USU, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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Idaho State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.
Of the 403 students majoring in health professions at ISU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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University of Northern Colorado ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dixie State University | Saint George, UT |
| 12 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
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 |
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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.