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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado 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.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

Our analysis found University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Colorado. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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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 4 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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