2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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.
The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Utah is a large public school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 105 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of U. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at CU Anschutz, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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You’ll be in good company if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MSU Bozeman. In 2019-2020 about 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the # 4 spot on the list. RMUoHP is located in Provo, Utah and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.
RMUoHP is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, the fairly large public school handed out 23 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ISU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Regis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis U is located in Denver, Colorado and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
Regis U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Northern Colorado. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
Weber State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that WSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
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.
With a ranking of #10, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, the fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado Christian University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
One thing to take note of is that CCU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 6 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Boise State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Westminster College Salt Lake. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Colorado Mesa University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Colorado Mesa does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
Colorado State University - Pueblo does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 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%.
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