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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah

9 Colleges
$57,700 Avg Salary
$16,287 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Utah with 17,535 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

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 large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at AmeriTech College - Draper take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,262. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $245.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Of the 428 students majoring in nursing at WSU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from WSU take out $15,533 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $10,985 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orem.

Of the 116 students majoring in nursing at UVU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Nursing majors at UVU take out an average of $16,855 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Snow College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

Of the 101 students majoring in nursing at Snow College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Snow College accumulate an average of around $8,296 in student debt.

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#6

Nightingale College

Salt Lake City, UT

Nightingale College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Nightingale College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Nightingale College carry an average student debt load of $18,829.

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Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from USU carry an average student debt load of $16,505.

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#8

Fortis College - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT

Fortis College - Salt Lake City ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at Fortis College - Salt Lake City, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Nursing majors at Fortis College - Salt Lake City take out an average of $29,506 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Dixie State College accumulate an average of around $20,726 in student debt.

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

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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