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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

4 Schools Ranked
$38,126 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
51 Total Awards

Our analysis found University of Colorado at Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Colorado. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that UCCS does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

#2

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
138 Total Awards
$15,791 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,131 Avg Student Debt

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Colorado. Located in Denver, Colorado, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 138 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,131 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 78% of those degree recipients were women.

Regis U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.

Full Regis University Report

5 Total Awards
$8,571 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Pueblo is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, the medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado State University - Pueblo. In fact, around 47% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo 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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