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

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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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online doctor'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 doctor's degree.

#1

Regis University

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Regis University the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at Regis U, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 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 large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

Of the 6 students majoring in nursing at Boise State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 6 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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