2025 Best Registered Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
65Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
18,338Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 65 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for registered nursing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18,338 degrees in registered nursing annually.
Your choice of registered nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Registered Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Registered Nursing in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the registered nursing degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
13 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Registered Nursing
Western Governors University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in registered nursing. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were about 8503 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Utah is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in registered nursing. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 320 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.
With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
Any student pursuing a degree in registered nursing has to check out Regis University. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #470 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Regis U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 290 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Regis U in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat AmeriTech College - Draper if you wish to pursue a degree in registered nursing. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
There were about 778 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at AmeriTech College - Draper in the most recent data year.
WSU is a very large public university located in the small city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 869 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #512 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 509 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #614 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.
There were approximately 268 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.
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At Southern New Hampshire University, we understand the demands placed on today's nursing professionals. When it comes to your education, consider saving money and time by electing the RN to MSN pathway. Eligible students will complete graduate courses within their undergraduate program. This pathway allows you to gain a BSN along the way and ultimately shorten your time within the MSN Nursing Education or Population Healthcare tracks.
Nightingale College is a small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
There were approximately 295 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Nightingale College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo, Pueblo Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 15th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 130 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Pueblo Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #553 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Providence is a great university overall.
There were about 125 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Providence in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 284 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #669 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Westminster College Salt Lake is a great college overall.
There were roughly 70 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Westminster College Salt Lake in the most recent data year.
Here are some additional great schools for Registered Nursing students in the Rocky Mountains Region that almost earned our Best Registered Nursing Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of registered nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Registered Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
