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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Of the 51 students majoring in nursing at RMUoHP, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at MSU Bozeman, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

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#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #7, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges 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 10 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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