2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Utah 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 Utah
Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Utah.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in Utah for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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 Weber State University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.
About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.
On average, nursing graduates from WSU take out $21,467 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Dixie State College is a large public school located in the city of Saint George.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 77% of the nursing majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from U of U carry an average student debt load of $24,749.
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Out of the 14 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Nightingale College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Nightingale College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 156 students majoring in nursing at Nightingale College, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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AmeriTech College - Draper ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper carry an average student debt load of $35,092.
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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 130 students majoring in nursing at BYU, 5% are male and 95% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from BYU carry an average student debt load of $9,933.
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Utah Valley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.
Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $19,897 in student debt.
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Westminster College Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Westminster College Salt Lake take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,980.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 6,496 |
Montana | 745 |
Idaho | 1,593 |
Wyoming | 397 |
Majors Related to Nursing
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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 14 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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