2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree 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 Value Health Professions Master's Degree 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 value master's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Denver College of Nursing to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Denver College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Denver College of Nursing are $1,840 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $10,781 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $8,287 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Colorado. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $13,313 per year.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.
CU - Boulder also made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #3.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU Denver are $10,364 a year.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,900 per year.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 a year.
Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 8,345 |
| Montana | 831 |
| Idaho | 551 |
| Wyoming | 121 |
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Majors Related to Health Professions
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.
- 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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