2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The registered nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado”.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in Colorado

#1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado. 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about 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 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. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

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 UCCS are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at UCCS

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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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