2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 319,502 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.
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.
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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Great Falls.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their Master's Degree, nursing majors at WGU accumulate an average of around $14,906 in student debt.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Westminster College Salt Lake take out while working on their Master's Degree is $78,163.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, nursing graduates from CU Anschutz take out $50,290 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their Master's Degree, nursing graduates from U of U carry an average student debtload of $25,263.
University of Wyoming came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
Regis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
On average, nursing graduates from Regis U take out $40,973 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
Northwest Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Nursing majors at NNU take out an average of $31,036 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Greeley.
After completing their Master's Degree, nursing graduates from University of Northern Colorado carry an average student debtload of $50,211.
Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
On average, nursing graduates from Colorado State University - Pueblo take out $38,279 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6,496 |
| Utah | 17,535 |
| Montana | 745 |
| Idaho | 1,593 |
| Wyoming | 397 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 262,974 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 16,647 |
| Nursing Practice | 8,862 |
| Nursing Administration | 8,663 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 4,717 |
| Nursing Science | 4,701 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,895 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 2,075 |
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | 2,011 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 1,768 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 747 |
| Geriatric Nurse/Nursing | 622 |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 567 |
| School Nursing | 539 |
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 502 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 340 |
| Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing | 269 |
| Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing | 262 |
| Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing | 192 |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | 87 |
| Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing | 26 |
| Forensic Nursing | 23 |
| Palliative Care Nursing | 13 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 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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