by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Colorado, there were 6,961 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,454 and $30,386 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 166 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,948 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado. Regis U is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 22 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 53 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado list. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nursing degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. UCCS 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 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%.
Read full report on Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Mesa University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 2 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large private for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 2 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado ranking. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing degrees to 170 students in 2020-2021.
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