2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality registered nursing programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree registered nursing students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree registered nursing students whose families make $75-$110k list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at CU Anschutz

#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCCS Registered Nursing Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $75-$110k)

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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