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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 536 students majoring in health professions at CU Anschutz, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 43 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 63% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

Women make up 73% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Weber State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Of the 104 students majoring in health professions at WSU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, RMUoHP is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 66% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Best Health Professions Colleges by State

Explore the best health professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 8,345
Colorado 3,873
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 26 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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