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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

9 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Colorado. In total, 6,496 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Colorado.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in Colorado for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

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Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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Denver College of Nursing landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Denver College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #7, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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Colorado Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 9 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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