2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 259,493 registered nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country.

Across Colorado, there were 3,451 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent registered 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 registered nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree registered nursing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 20 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Registered Nursing Report

#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #2 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Registered Nursing at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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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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