2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,637 people earned their degree in nursing science, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 16 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree nursing science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s nursing science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read more about Nursing Science at University of Northern Colorado

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nursing Science at MSU Bozeman

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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