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2023 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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 2023 rankings named Trinidad State Junior College the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Trinidad.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado Northwestern Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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 town of Lamar, LCC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pueblo Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the 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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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

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#6

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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

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

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