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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Colorado 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.

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Colorado.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in Colorado for nursing students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

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

Full Nursing at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Regis University Report

Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 129 students majoring in nursing at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Out of the 9 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in nursing at Colorado State University - Pueblo, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Nursing at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

University of Northern Colorado landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Northern Colorado Report

Denver College of Nursing ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Denver College of Nursing Report

Colorado Christian University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa 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 #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at Colorado Mesa University Report

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 3,534
Idaho 85
Montana 42
Wyoming 19

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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