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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Utah

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Utah. In total, 17,535 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Utah.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Utah 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Western Governors University

#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 9 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Westminster College Utah

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Weber State University

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 25 students majoring in nursing at U of U, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Utah

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Read full report on Nursing at Utah Valley University

Eagle Gate College - Murray did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Eagle Gate College - Murray is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Murray.

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AmeriTech College - Draper ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the large suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at AmeriTech College - Draper

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Montana 745
Idaho 1,593
Wyoming 397

Nursing Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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