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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,273 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree nursing students.
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 Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 137 masters’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 Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
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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 #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 187 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver College of Nursing. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado list. Denver College of Nursing is a small private for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 62 masters’s nursing 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%.
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #6. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 129 masters’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Colorado Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing students in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #9. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 1 masters’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
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