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

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Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

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.

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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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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.

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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.

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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.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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