2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 3,210 students majoring in nursing at WGU, 9% are male and 91% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 187 students majoring in nursing at CU Anschutz, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
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With a ranking of #6, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
Of the 49 students majoring in nursing at Westminster College Salt Lake, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 45 students majoring in nursing at NNU, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Weber State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.
University of Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Nursing Related Majors
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 24 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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