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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

44 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in the United States with 27,247 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from University of Providence carry an average student debtload of $23,987.

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#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,473.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debtload of $31,848. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $191, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Platt College - Aurora. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Platt College - Aurora is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Aurora.

Nursing majors at Platt College - Aurora take out an average of $45,190 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Carroll College

Helena, MT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Carroll College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Helena.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $22,127.

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at University of Northern Colorado take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,806. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $206.

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With a ranking of #8, Lewis - Clark State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Lewis - Clark State College take out $27,296 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Denver College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Denver College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Denver College of Nursing take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,977. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $390, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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AmeriTech College - Draper came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Draper.

On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $35,092 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Montana 745
Idaho 1,593
Wyoming 397

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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