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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Utah 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.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Utah

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

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Utah. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the large public school handed out 105 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% 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.

Full University of Utah Report

23 Total Awards
$17,416 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a small private for-profit school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 74% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at RMUoHP are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

Read full report on Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

#3

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah
12 Total Awards
$8,647 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.

Read full report on Weber State University

#4

Westminster College Utah

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 9% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Westminster College Utah Report

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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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