2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Providence the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a great place for nursing students. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Governors University is a great place for nursing students. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for nursing students. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #8, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Northwest Nazarene University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,462 |
| Utah | 3,534 |
| Idaho | 85 |
| Montana | 42 |
| Wyoming | 19 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| 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 23 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).
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