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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Utah. With 3,534 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Utah to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Utah. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Of the 23 students majoring in nursing at RMUoHP, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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