by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 979,380 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,056 and had an average of $35,351 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 50,802 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,961 and $30,633 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20,112 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 62 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health professions.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree health professions students.
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah College of Dental Hygiene landed the #1 spot on the list. Utah College of Dental Hygiene is a private for-profit institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eagle Gate College - Layton. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Eagle Gate College - Layton is a private for-profit institution located in Layton, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Platt College - Aurora. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Platt College - Aurora is a small school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado that handed out 56 bachelors’s health professions 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denver College of Nursing. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 435 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Midwives College of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Midwives College of Utah is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #7, Eagle Gate College - Murray did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 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%.
Nightingale College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Nightingale College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 295 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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 ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Great Falls, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 135 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carroll College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Carroll Montana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Helena, Montana. It awarded 88 bachelors’s health professions degrees 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%.
Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school awarded 237 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Health Professions at Lewis - Clark State College
Western Governors University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 9,794 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, AmeriTech College - Draper did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit institution located in Draper, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 272 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Montana Technological University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana Tech is a small public school situated in Butte, Montana. It awarded 70 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read more about Health Professions at Montana Technological University
Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 183 bachelors’s 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%.
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With a ranking of #16, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 1,043 bachelors’s health professions 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%.
Read full report on Health Professions at Boise State University
Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #17. Westminster College Salt Lake is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 354 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Weber State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions 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 health professions degrees to 886 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%.
Dixie State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint George, Utah, and it awarded 381 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Regis University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis University is a small school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 303 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Northern Colorado did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 335 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Health Professions Report
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #23. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 179 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Colorado Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #24. CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 173 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 613 bachelors’s health professions degrees 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%.
Full Brigham Young University - Idaho Health Professions Report
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