by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 27,247 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,192 and $27,237 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 374 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing 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 doctor’s degree nursing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 22 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 53 doctorate’s nursing 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%.
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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 #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. ISU is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 23 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Westminster College Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Colorado Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 6 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of Wyoming ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 12 doctorate’s nursing 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 #13, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Boise State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing degrees to 6 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 170 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
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