2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 137 students majoring in nursing at Regis U, 7% are male and 93% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
Of the 62 students majoring in nursing at UCCS, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.
Northwest Nazarene University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
With a ranking of #8, Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Weber State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in nursing at WSU, 19% are male and 81% are female.
University of Utah ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 24% are male.
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 Related Majors
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 24 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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