2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor'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 Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 10,730 students majoring in nursing at WGU, 11% are male and 89% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from WGU carry an average student debt load of $24,473.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Boise State carry an average student debt load of $32,047.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Denver College of Nursing is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Denver College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 411 students majoring in nursing at Denver College of Nursing, 13% are male and 87% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Denver College of Nursing carry an average student debt load of $36,977. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $390, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.
On average, nursing graduates from WSU take out $21,467 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Dixie State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 302 students majoring in nursing at Dixie State College, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Nursing majors at Dixie State College take out an average of $24,757 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.
Nursing majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs take out an average of $30,518 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
Of the 276 students majoring in nursing at BYU - I, 21% are male and 79% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from BYU - I carry an average student debt load of $17,371.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 274 students majoring in nursing at CU Anschutz, 17% are male and 83% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debt load of $31,848. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $191, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Regis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 274 students majoring in nursing at Regis U, 12% are male and 88% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Regis U carry an average student debt load of $31,899. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $373, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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With a ranking of #10, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 243 students majoring in nursing at MSU Bozeman, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Nursing majors at MSU Bozeman take out an average of $31,109 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $243, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Explore the best 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 |
Nursing Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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