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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

8 Ranked Colleges
1,054 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 313,362 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 6,108 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,526 and $25,303 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,054 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 41 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Pueblo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $18,559, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 152 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 70 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Mesa are $14,078, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, Colorado

Regis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nursing degrees to 131 students in 2019-2020.

Regis U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis University are $14,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 96 masters’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs

#8

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Christian University are $14,626, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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