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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

4 Schools Ranked
$115,260 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. 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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
136 Total Awards
$15,791 Average Tuition & Fees
$159,915 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Regis University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Colorado. Regis University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 136 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $159,915 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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777 Total Awards
$8,548 Average Tuition & Fees
$144,119 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 777 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, doctor’s degree students take out $144,119 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.

Around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#3

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado
84 Total Awards
$13,866 Average Tuition & Fees
$68,154 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 84 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from University of Northern Colorado accumulate an average of $68,154 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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