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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Nursing 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a 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.

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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 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.

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

Out of the 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for nursing students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. RMUoHP is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

Read full report on Nursing at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

#8

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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Northwest Nazarene University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

With a ranking of #10, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Montana State University

Best Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,462
Utah 3,534
Idaho 85
Montana 42
Wyoming 19

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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