by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 319,502 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In , nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $70,911 and had an average of $28,318 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 21,187 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,974 and $25,402 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14,713 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree nursing students.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Platt College - Aurora landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eagle Gate College - Layton. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Layton, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 51 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver College of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver College of Nursing is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 435 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eagle Gate College - Murray landed the #5 spot on the list. Eagle Gate College - Murray is a private for-profit institution located in Murray, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Nightingale College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Nightingale College is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 295 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Providence did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
AmeriTech College - Draper did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Draper, Utah, and it awarded 272 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school awarded 202 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Governors University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8,503 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 139 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Carroll College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Carroll College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Helena, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Utah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Regis University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 290 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Dixie State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Dixie State University is a fairly large school located in Saint George, Utah that handed out 305 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Montana Technological University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Technological University is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 157 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Northwest Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Boise State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 509 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Montana State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 261 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 178 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Colorado Christian University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 100 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 200 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Montana State University - Northern did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Havre, Montana, this small public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 441 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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