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2025 Best Registered Nursing Schools in Utah

16 Colleges in Utah
12,376 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.

College Factual reviewed 16 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of registered nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12,376 degrees in registered nursing annually.

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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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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
8,503 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Western Governors University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in registered nursing. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8503 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year.

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
320 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

University of Utah is one of the finest 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 very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 320 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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

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

Every student who is interested in registered nursing needs to take a look at AmeriTech College - Draper. AmeriTech College - Draper is a small private for-profit college located in the large suburb of Draper.

There were roughly 778 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at AmeriTech College - Draper in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

It's hard to beat Weber State University if you want to pursue a degree in registered nursing. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 869 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Nightingale College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 295 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Nightingale College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Nightingale College

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

Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 8th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 70 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

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Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In UT
234 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Salt Lake Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 234 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in registered nursing from Salt Lake Community College

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BS in Nursing - RN to BSN - Accelerated RN to MSN Program Name

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

USU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Logan. This university ranks 6th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 132 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year.

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
317 Registered Nursing Degrees Awarded

Dixie State College is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Saint George. This university ranks 10th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 317 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year.

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

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

Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 127 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 1,576
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 398
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 64
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 54
Nursing Practice 47
Nurse Anesthetist 23
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 5

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