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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

5 Schools Ranked
$22,046 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Nursing Graduate 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 5 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
$11,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arizona.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Grand Canyon University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$12,608 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

One thing to take note of is that ASU - Tempe does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
$11,555 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,445 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,445 in student loans.

Online graduate courses are available at NAU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
$13,460 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

University of Arizona does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

UOPX - Arizona does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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