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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

8 Schools Ranked

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The Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best school in Colorado for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CU Anschutz does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
$15,079 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Regis U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
$13,366 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list.

You may have the opportunity 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.

Full University of Northern Colorado Report

$8,287 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Colorado State University - Pueblo does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

UCCS does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
$9,900 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
$14,626 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Colorado Christian University 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 CCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Colorado Christian University Report

$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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