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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Schools Ranked
$25,711 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
$8,068 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

U of U 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 68% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
$15,079 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate.

One thing to take note of is that Regis U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
$6,805 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MSU Bozeman does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCCS. 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.

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$8,287 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Pueblo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Colorado State University - Pueblo 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 fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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