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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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.

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at MSU Bozeman, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Idaho 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 Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at Regis U, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

About 85% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at UW, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Montana 745
Idaho 1,593
Wyoming 397

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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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