by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Allied Health Professions is the 18th most popular major in the country with 82,308 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,436 and had an average of $20,148 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,795 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,100 and $19,749 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 456 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in allied health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree allied health students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain College landed the #1 spot on the list. Rocky Mountain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions is a private for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Vista University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rocky Vista University is a small school located in Parker, Colorado that handed out 31 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 72 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
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University of Idaho landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 26 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at CU Anschutz
With a ranking of #9, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 59 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Montana State University - Billings ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 4 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 23 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Montana Allied Health Professions Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Utah University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Southern Utah University is a fairly large school located in Cedar City, Utah that handed out 1 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Utah University Allied Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #17, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 20 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dixie State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #17. Saint George, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
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