2023 Best Nursing Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
University of Providence is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out WGU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Westminster College Salt Lake 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 9% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CU Anschutz. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that U of U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UW, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Regis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Regis U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at NNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that University of Northern Colorado does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
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 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Montana State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at MSU Bozeman, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
UCCS does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at BYU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Boise State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Colorado Mesa, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
Weber State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
One thing to take note of is that WSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
CCU 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 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #18, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
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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Eagle Gate College - Murray did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Eagle Gate College - Murray are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #20, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
UVU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 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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