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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Colleges
$68,192 Avg Salary
$27,237 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Colleges.

#1

Regis University

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Regis University the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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The excellent online programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for nursing students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing 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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Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 7 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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