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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Colorado. In total, 6,496 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Colorado.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Colorado 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in Colorado for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college 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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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large 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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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Colorado. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Colorado Christian University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #6, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

About 50% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo 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. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 8 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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