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Highest earning registered nursing programs in Colorado
Colorado registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | For-profit, 4-year | $87,579 | 266 |
| 2 | Arizona College | Aurora | For-profit, 4-year | $85,169 | 167 |
| 3 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | Public, 4-year | $77,333 | 177 |
| 4 | Regis University | Denver | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $76,736 | 373 |
| 5 | Denver College of Nursing | Denver | For-profit, 4-year | $76,161 | 611 |
| 6 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver | Public, 4-year | $75,503 | 472 |
| 7 | University of Northern Colorado | Greeley | Public, 4-year | $74,308 | 274 |
| 8 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | Public, 4-year | $71,864 | 289 |
| 9 | Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | Public, 4-year | $71,714 | 150 |
| 10 | Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,388 | 113 |
| 11 | Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public, 4-year | $69,631 | 240 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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