2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree 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 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.
2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.
Most Popular Online Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing
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 college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at Regis U, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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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, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Weber State University 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 city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize 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 fairly large private for-profit school located in the large 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 colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 6,496 |
Utah | 17,535 |
Montana | 745 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Wyoming | 397 |
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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.
- 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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