2023 Best Nursing Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Utah with 17,535 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best programs for nursing students.
View our full ranking methodology.
2023 Best Nursing Schools in Utah
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best school in Utah for nursing students. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
After completing their degree, nursing graduates from WGU carry an average student debtload of $11,568.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at RMUoHP take out is $104,164.
The excellent programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
On average, nursing graduates from Westminster College Salt Lake take out $40,880 in student loans while working on their degree.
The excellent programs at Fortis College - Salt Lake City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Utah. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Nursing majors at Fortis College - Salt Lake City take out an average of $29,028 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 18 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, AmeriTech College - Draper landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $27,712 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $245.
Nightingale College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in Utah ranking. Nightingale College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Nightingale College take out is $20,000.
With a ranking of #7, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
While working on their degree, nursing majors at U of U accumulate an average of around $36,734 in student debt.
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
On average, nursing graduates from BYU take out $7,830 in student loans while working on their degree.
Utah State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Nursing majors at USU take out an average of $13,911 in student loans while working on their egree.
Salt Lake Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in Utah list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
Nursing majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $9,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6,496 |
| Montana | 745 |
| Idaho | 1,593 |
| Wyoming | 397 |
Nursing Related Rankings by Major
Nursing Focus Areas
| 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 |
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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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