2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 a Doctorate in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in Arizona for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
Aspen University graduate students pay an average of $4,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Aspen University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Grand Canyon University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ASU - Tempe are $12,608 a year.
ASU - Tempe did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NAU are $11,555 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NAU is ranked #4 for overall quality for nursing in Arizona.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $13,460 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Arizona also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #5.
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Midwestern University - Glendale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
Midwestern University - Glendale graduate students pay an average of $49,283 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.
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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 7 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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