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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arizona.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular online school in Arizona for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in nursing at NAU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 21,862
New Mexico 1,390
Oklahoma 3,009

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Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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