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2024 Best Registered Nursing Schools in Utah

16 Colleges in Utah
14,133 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in registered nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for registered nursing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 14,133 degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School

Best Registered Nursing Schools in Utah The registered nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Registered Nursing rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for registered nursing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Registered Nursing Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Registered Nursing
Bachelor's Degrees in Registered Nursing
Master's Degrees in Registered Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in Registered Nursing

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 Best Registered Nursing Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Registered Nursing in Utah

The schools below may not offer all types of registered nursing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Utah Schools in Registered Nursing

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
10,730 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Western Governors University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in registered nursing. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #146 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10730 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Western Governors University

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In UT
332 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

University of Utah is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in registered nursing. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 332 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from University of Utah

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In UT
531 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in registered nursing needs to look into AmeriTech College - Draper. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Draper.

There were about 531 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at AmeriTech College - Draper in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from AmeriTech College - Draper

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Nightingale College
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In UT
244 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in registered nursing has to check out Nightingale College. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Nightingale College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 244 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Nightingale College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Nightingale College

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
734 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 734 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Weber State University

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In UT
130 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 130 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Brigham Young University - Provo

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Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In UT
92 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 7th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 92 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Westminster College Salt Lake in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Westminster College Utah

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In UT
109 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

USU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 109 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Utah State University

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Dixie State University
Saint George, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In UT
302 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Dixie State College is a fairly large public university located in the city of Saint George. This university ranks 10th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 302 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Dixie State University

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In UT
211 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.

There were about 211 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Utah Valley University


 

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Registered Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 590 3,157
Idaho 446 1,508
Montana 340 715
Wyoming 278 389

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Registered Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing Administration 2,785
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 453
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 73
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51
Nursing Practice 20
Nurse Anesthetist 19
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 1

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