2025 Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Nursing Practice is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 135 doctor's degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School for Your Doctor's Degree

The nursing practice doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality nursing practice program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing practice students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing practice students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing practice related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing practice students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Practice Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing Practice

1

Regis University
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Regis University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Regis University

2

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Weber State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Weber State University

3

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

University of Wyoming is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Wyoming

4

Colorado State University - Pueblo
Pueblo, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Colorado State University - Pueblo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Colorado State University - Pueblo

5

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Idaho State University

Best Nursing Practice Colleges by State

Explore the best nursing practice colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	182	32
Utah	144	19
Idaho	57	29
Wyoming	36	8

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Nursing Practice Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	136
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	32
Nursing Science	26
Nursing Administration	10

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.