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2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah

14 Colleges
$64,114 Avg Salary
$22,124 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's 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.

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.

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Utah.

#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 a bachelor’s degree in Utah. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Of the 8,503 students majoring in nursing at WGU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at WGU accumulate an average of around $10,113 in student debt.

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The in-demand bachelor’s 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Of the 441 students majoring in nursing at WSU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $17,815 in student debt.

Full Nursing at Weber State University Report

#3

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Out of the 14 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dixie State College is a large public school located in the small city of Saint George.

Of the 305 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 $16,076 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Nursing at Dixie State University Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 79% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at U of U take out an average of $20,437 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Nightingale College

Salt Lake City, UT

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 midsize 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 $28,443 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Nursing at Nightingale College Report

AmeriTech College - Draper ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at AmeriTech College - Draper accumulate an average of around $28,184 in student debt.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at BYU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $9,777.

Full Nursing at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

Utah Valley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree nursing programs. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at UVU take out an average of $19,683 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Nursing at Utah Valley University Report

#10

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 70 students majoring in nursing at Westminster College Salt Lake, 17% are male and 83% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Westminster College Salt Lake take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,854.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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