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2023 Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

95 Total Awards
$14,312 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 31% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
20 Total Awards
$8,068 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at U of U. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Utah Report

#3

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
15 Total Awards
$13,901 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 15 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 27% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CU - Boulder. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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8 Total Awards
$13,313 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 13% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Colorado State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
5 Total Awards
$6,859 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that UW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
4 Total Awards
$53,943 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at DU. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
4 Total Awards
$19,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Colorado School of Mines came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

One thing to take note of is that Mines does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 21% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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1 Total Awards
$8,052 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business programs. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

One thing to take note of is that CU Anschutz does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

#9

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UCCS. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#9

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
$7,366 Average Tuition & Fees

Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

One thing to take note of is that USU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Utah State University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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