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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Colorado

18 Colleges
$46,848 Avg Salary
$22,429 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Colorado. In fact, 3,873 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Health Professions Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

Our analysis found Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for health professions students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Colorado list. CSTCM is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Red Rocks Community College is a great place for health professions students. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Rocky Vista University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Colorado list. Located in the suburb of Parker, Rocky Vista University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 8,345
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 18 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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