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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Utah

6 Colleges
$63,113 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Utah. In total, 17,535 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Utah.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Utah to see which online 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 .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online degree in Utah. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out is $21,420.

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Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Nursing majors at UVU take out an average of $14,075 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at AmeriTech College - Draper helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Utah. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $31,312 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $267.

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Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Nursing majors at USU take out an average of $15,421 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Utah list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $17,115 in student debt.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Nursing majors at U of U take out an average of $22,466 in student loans while working on their egree.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Montana 745
Idaho 1,593
Wyoming 397

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Nursing Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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