2024 Best Registered Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Registered Nursing is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #25 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Registered Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 153 doctor's degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree

The registered nursing doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to registered nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of registered nursing students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized registered nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for registered nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Registered Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Registered Nursing in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in registered nursing.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Registered Nursing

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

105 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in registered nursing has to take a look at University of Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in registered nursing from University of Utah

2

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in registered nursing. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver.More information about a doctorate in registered nursing from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Colorado at Colorado Springs if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in registered nursing. UCCS is a fairly large public university located in the city of Colorado Springs.More information about a doctorate in registered nursing from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Best Registered Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best registered nursing schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	182	48
Utah	144	105
Idaho	57	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Registered Nursing

Registered Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Registered Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	88
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	43
Nursing Administration	39
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	34
Nursing Science	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.