2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Pueblo Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pueblo Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.
Of the 29 students majoring in nursing at Pueblo Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, nursing graduates from Pueblo Community College carry an average student debt load of $21,586.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Trinidad State Junior College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.
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 Lamar Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Lamar, LCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.
Of the 4 students majoring in nursing at FRCC, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Colorado Northwestern Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the rural area of Rangely, CNCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at CNCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,639.
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Arapahoe Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.
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Colorado Mountain College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs.
On average, nursing graduates from Colorado Mountain College take out $14,205 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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With a ranking of #7, Pikes Peak Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. PPCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.
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Laramie County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public school with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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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