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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 10,730 students majoring in nursing at WGU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,473.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a great place for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs accumulate an average of around $30,518 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 274 students majoring in nursing at CU Anschutz, 17% are male and 83% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debtload of $31,848. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $191, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

Of the 208 students majoring in nursing at University of Northern Colorado, 9% are male and 91% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at University of Northern Colorado take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,806. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $206.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from Lewis - Clark State College take out $27,296 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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AmeriTech College - Draper ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Draper.

Of the 131 students majoring in nursing at AmeriTech College - Draper, 6% are male and 94% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $35,092 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

University of Providence came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Great Falls.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from University of Providence carry an average student debtload of $23,987.

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Utah Valley University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in nursing at UVU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $19,897.

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Utah State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree nursing programs. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

Women make up 79% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $22,127.

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With a ranking of #10, Montana State University - Billings did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the city of Billings.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Montana State University - Billings carry an average student debtload of $37,572.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 11 schools only.

  • 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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