2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Colorado
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Colorado. In fact, 1,462 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Colorado
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a .
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing
Our analysis found Denver College of Nursing to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Denver College of Nursing are $12,367 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.
CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $9,384 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
CU Anschutz did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Schools in Colorado list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Pueblo is a great value for nursing students. Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $9,005 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great value for nursing students. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 per year.
Regis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regis U are $39,610 per year.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCCS are $10,994 per year.
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Colorado Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #8 on the list. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCU are $25,473 a year.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 per year.
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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 3,534 |
| Idaho | 85 |
| Montana | 42 |
| Wyoming | 19 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 9 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).
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