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

62 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small 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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Out of the 62 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 763 students majoring in health professions at BYU - I, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Health Professions at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’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.

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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit school 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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Utah State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 403 students majoring in health professions at USU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#8

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. ISU is a 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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 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).

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