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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Utah

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There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Utah to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Utah

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
$7,790 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best school in Utah for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

WGU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
$16,689 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Westminster College Salt Lake. During the 2019-2020 year, about 9% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

University of Utah

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at BYU. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
$8,647 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

WSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Eagle Gate College - Murray came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Utah ranking.

If you are interested in distance education, Eagle Gate College - Murray is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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$9,317 Average Tuition & Fees

Utah Valley 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 #7 on the list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UVU. 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 7 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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