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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Colorado

19 Colleges
$46,848 Avg Salary
$22,429 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 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 19 schools in Colorado to see which 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 .

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

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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. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

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The excellent programs at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Colorado. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

With a ranking of #8, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

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Red Rocks Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Colorado list. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 19 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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