Colorado Nursing Schools

University of Colorado Denver

• The University of Colorado in Denver (UCD) is the state of Colorado's top nursing program, according to the "U.S. News & World Report," which also ranked UCD No. 15 in the nation. Founded in 1898, the UCD program offers a wide array of degree programs. Degrees offered by the university's nursing program include the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), an online program for registered nurses to complete their BSN and an accelerated program for registered nurses to obtain both the BSN and the Master of Science in Nursing degree. The master's degree program has a number of concentrations: nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, and family and pediatric nurse practitioner. Doctoral degrees offered at the university are the Doctor of Nursing Practice and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing. The college of nursing houses two different research centers, the Center for Nursing Research and the Colorado Clinical and Translations Sciences Institute.

  University of Colorado Denver
  College of Nursing
  Mail Stop C288
  13120 E. 19th Ave.
  Aurora, CO 80045
  303-724-1812
  nursing.ucdenver.edu

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

• The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) is the second highest-rated program in the state of Colorado. "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the UCCS Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences No. 72 in the nation. Like the program at Denver, Beth-El offers the traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing and accelerated programs for registered nurses who need to complete their education. The Master of Science program consists of concentrations in the areas of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist. One of the primary differences between the Colorado Springs and Denver programs is at the doctoral level. The Colorado Springs program offers only the Doctor of Nursing Practice. A number of certificate programs are also offered through the UCCS program, such as concentrations in the areas of correctional nursing, forensic nursing, disaster public health, gerontological nursing, holistic nursing and nursing education.

  University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
  Beth-El College of Nursing & Health Sciences
  1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
  Colorado Springs, CO 80933
  719-262-4422
  uccs.edu/~bethel

University of Northern Colorado

• "U.S. News & World Report" ranked the University of Northern Colorado's School of Nursing at No. 141 in the nation, making it the third highest-rated program in the state of Colorado. Like UCD and UCCS, Northern Colorado offers both the traditional BSN program and the RN to BSN track. It also offers a program for students with a baccalaureate degree who want to enter into the field of nursing. Graduate degrees include the Master of Science, the Doctor of Nursing Practice and a Ph.D. in nursing education. Areas of emphasis by the graduate programs are in the fields of nursing education and family nurse practitioner.

  University of Northern Colorado
  School of Nursing
  Gunter 3080
  Greeley, CO 80639
  970-351-2293
  unco.edu/nhs/nursing