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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 15 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Weber State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,462
Utah 3,534
Idaho 85
Montana 42
Wyoming 19

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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