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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Pueblo Community College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Pueblo Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize 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 town of Trinidad.

Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lamar Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Lamar, LCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

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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#5

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Aims Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Colorado Northwestern Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Rangely, CNCC is a public college 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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#7

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.

Full Nursing at Arapahoe Community College Report

#7

Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

Colorado Mountain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the 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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#7

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

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Laramie County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Cheyenne, LCCC is a public school with a small student population.

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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