2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular 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 city of Denver.
About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.
Women make up 65% of the health professions majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the 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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Out of the 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 230 students majoring in health professions at RMUoHP, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.
About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.
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Regis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Regis U is a moderately-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.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Of the 59 students majoring in health professions at UW, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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Montana State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.
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University of Northern Colorado came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a 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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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.
Of the 12 students majoring in health professions at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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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 23 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.