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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

21 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Of the 117 students majoring in health professions at UM, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

About 96% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in health professions at Westminster College Salt Lake, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

About 63% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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

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 21 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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