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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$20,073 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

Our analysis found Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RMUoHP are $17,416 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 6 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

Regis U graduate students pay an average of $15,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Utah

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $22,391 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

Colorado State University - Pueblo graduate students pay an average of $19,773 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges 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 6 schools only.

  • 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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