by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 82,308 people earned their degree in allied health professions, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. 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 “Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in allied health professions.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 72 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Idaho State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. RMUoHP 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.
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.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 47 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Allied Health Professions Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rocky Mountain College landed the #5 spot on the list. Rocky is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Rocky Mountain College
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Rocky Vista University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Rocky Vista University is a private for-profit institution located in Parker, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Rocky Vista University Allied Health Professions Report
Red Rocks Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 31 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Red Rocks Community College Allied Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students 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%.
Boise State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Mesa University Allied Health Professions Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 10 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 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Allied Health Professions Report
The University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 6 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at The University of Montana
Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s allied health degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Montana State University - Billings
With a ranking of #15, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 2 masters’s allied health degrees 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%.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Southern Utah University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 1 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Southern Utah University
Dixie State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Saint George, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified masters’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Dixie State College
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Allied Health Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 20 masters’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Brigham Young University - Provo Allied Health Professions Report
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