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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

9 Colleges
$98,290 Avg Salary
$50,801 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Arizona with 12,966 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master'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 master’s degree. 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 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Master's Degree, nursing graduates from Grand Canyon University carry an average student debt load of $31,565.

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#2

Aspen University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aspen University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Of the 379 students majoring in nursing at Aspen University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Nursing majors at Aspen University take out an average of $32,320 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Master's Degree, nursing majors at UOPX - Arizona accumulate an average of around $31,842 in student debt.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

Nursing majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $46,319 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at NAU take out while working on their Master's Degree is $43,219.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Master's Degree, nursing majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $40,849 in student debt.

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Midwestern University - Glendale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

About 49% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 51% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from Midwestern University - Glendale take out $146,705 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Full Nursing at Ottawa University - Phoenix Report

Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

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

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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