2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing
Our analysis found Trinidad State Junior College to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Trinidad.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Colorado Northwestern Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote area of Rangely, CNCC is a public school with a small student population.
Nursing majors at CNCC take out an average of $18,639 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lamar Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Lamar, LCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
On average, nursing graduates from Pueblo Community College take out $21,586 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
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Aims Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 6,496 |
Utah | 17,535 |
Montana | 745 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Wyoming | 397 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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).
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