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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

7 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#4

Aspen University

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great place 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.

Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Midwestern University - Glendale Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Northern Arizona University

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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