2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree 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.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.
Full Health Professions at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.
Women make up 65% of the health professions majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 230 students majoring in health professions at RMUoHP, 43% are male and 57% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.
About 56% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 44% are male.
Regis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 160 students majoring in health professions at Regis U, 43% are male and 57% are female.
University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
Of the 59 students majoring in health professions at UW, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Wyoming
Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.
About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Northern Colorado
Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.
Of the 12 students majoring in health professions at WSU, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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 |
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 23 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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