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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

7 Schools Ranked
$17,546 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Colorado to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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53 Total Awards
$24,342 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Colorado. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 53 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at CU Anschutz. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
22 Total Awards
$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 Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regis U are $15,079 a year.

Regis 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 fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Regis U also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado
2 Total Awards
$14,535 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado Mesa are $14,535 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado Mesa. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
13 Total Awards
$22,379 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. This fairly large public school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 per year.

University of Northern Colorado does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
9 Total Awards
$25,584 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Colorado. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the fairly large public school handed out 9 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCCS. In fact, around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

UCCS not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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2 Total Awards
$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,312 per year.

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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.

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#7

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
6 Total Awards
$14,626 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCU are $14,626 a year.

One thing to take note of is that CCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 95% 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 7 schools only.

References

  • 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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