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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

About 64% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#2

Regis University

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 160 students majoring in health professions at Regis U, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Of the 12 students majoring in health professions at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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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 health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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Boise State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in health professions at Boise State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 7 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).

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