2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Nursing Doctor'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 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region .
One thing to take note of is that CU Anschutz does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Regis U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Boise State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
UW does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Westminster College Salt Lake does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 9% took at least some of their classes online.
Montana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSU Bozeman. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Northern Colorado. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
U of U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Weber State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
One thing to take note of is that WSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
UCCS does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #12, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree.
Colorado Mesa does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado Christian University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs.
CCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ISU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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