2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region of the U.S.
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Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Mines does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 21% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest Nazarene University is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at NNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
CU Anschutz does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
BYU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Rocky Mountains Region .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Colorado State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
CU - Boulder does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Boise State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Boise State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UW does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U of U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
Westminster College Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Westminster College Salt Lake does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 9% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DU. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
UCCS does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Regis University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Regis U. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Utah State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
USU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #15, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MSU Bozeman. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
University of Northern Colorado does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #18, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 19% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at U of I. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Weber State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WSU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Adams State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Adams State. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, Idaho State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at ISU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Colorado Mesa does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Colorado Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CCU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.
References
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- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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