2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Utah to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Utah Schools for an Associate in Nursing
Our analysis found AmeriTech College - Draper to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Utah. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.
After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper carry an average student debt load of $28,725. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $267.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $19,725 in student debt.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Salt Lake Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
About 77% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 23% are male.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Salt Lake Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,104.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.
Women make up 79% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from UVU take out $15,279 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Snow College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.
About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.
Nursing majors at Snow College take out an average of $11,386 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Nightingale College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Nightingale College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
Nursing majors at Nightingale College take out an average of $31,741 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #7, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
Nursing majors at USU take out an average of $18,014 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #8, Fortis College - Salt Lake City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in nursing at Fortis College - Salt Lake City, 12% are male and 88% are female.
On average, nursing graduates from Fortis College - Salt Lake City take out $36,049 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Dixie State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George.
After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Dixie State College carry an average student debt load of $24,986.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 6,496 |
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 9 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).
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