2023 Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Basic Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Arizona. In total, 12,966 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Arizona.
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Nursing
Our analysis found Mesa Community College to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Arizona. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mesa Community College are $2,070 a year.
Mesa Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means GateWay Community College is a great value for nursing students working on their basic certificate. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GateWay Community College are $2,070 a year.
GateWay Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Basic Certificate Schools in Arizona rankings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 21,862 |
New Mexico | 1,390 |
Oklahoma | 3,009 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- 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).
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