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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Schools Ranked
$20,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value 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 value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
5 Total Awards
$15,079 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Regis University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Denver, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.

Online graduate courses are available at Regis U, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

Full Regis University Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
3 Total Awards
$25,705 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U of U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#3

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
2 Total Awards
$22,391 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSU Bozeman. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.

MSU Bozeman also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

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4 Total Awards
$19,773 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Pueblo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $19,773 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado State University - Pueblo. 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.

Colorado State University - Pueblo did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCCS are $25,584 a 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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