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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Colorado 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the most popular school in Colorado for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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 doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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Out of the 10 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 5 spot on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 67% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Women make up 50% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Women make up 50% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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 10 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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