2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Mines does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NNU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that CU Anschutz does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at BYU. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Colorado State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at CU - Boulder, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #7, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Boise State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
UW does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U of U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Westminster College Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Westminster College Salt Lake, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Denver came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DU. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
UCCS does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Regis University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Regis U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Utah State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at USU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Montana State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
MSU Bozeman does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #16, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at University of Northern Colorado, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #17 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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The University of Montana ranked #18 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
One thing to take note of is that UM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 19% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Idaho landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
U of I does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Adams State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Adams State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Idaho State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
ISU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 82% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Colorado Mesa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Colorado Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that CCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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