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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

40 Colleges
$47,773 Avg Salary
$22,096 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 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 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health professions students. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana Technological University is a great place for health professions students. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

The excellent programs at University of Providence helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Rocky Mountain College

Billings, MT

Out of the 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rocky is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Billings.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CSTCM is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Red Rocks Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges 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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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