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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Wyoming

8 Colleges
$65,101 Avg Salary
$19,051 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Wyoming with 397 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Schools in Wyoming ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Wyoming to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in Wyoming. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Nursing majors at UW take out an average of $37,674 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Wyoming list. LCCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Cheyenne.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from LCCC carry an average student debt load of $13,375.

Read full report on Nursing at Laramie County Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Wyoming Community College District is a great place for nursing students. Located in the remote town of Sheridan, Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public college with a small student population.

On average, nursing graduates from Northern Wyoming Community College District take out $15,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Nursing at Northern Wyoming Community College District Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Wyoming Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Wyoming list. Located in the town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at WWCC accumulate an average of around $13,500 in student debt.

Read full report on Nursing at Western Wyoming Community College

#5

Casper College

Casper, WY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Wyoming list. Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Casper College carry an average student debt load of $8,955.

Full Nursing at Casper College Report

#6

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY

Central Wyoming College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Wyoming list. CWC is a small public school located in the town of Riverton.

On average, nursing graduates from CWC take out $8,733 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Nursing at Central Wyoming College Report

#7

Northwest College

Powell, WY

With a ranking of #7, Northwest College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Northwest Community College is a small public school located in the town of Powell.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at Northwest Community College accumulate an average of around $17,000 in student debt.

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#8

Eastern Wyoming College

Torrington, WY

Eastern Wyoming College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in Wyoming list. Located in the town of Torrington, Eastern Wyoming College is a public college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,496
Utah 17,535
Montana 745
Idaho 1,593

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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