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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is the most popular major in the United States with 13,721 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Utah State University the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #7, Regis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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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 best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 8,345
Colorado 3,873
Montana 831
Idaho 551
Wyoming 121

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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