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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

6 Schools Ranked

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
$11,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best school in Arizona for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Grand Canyon University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Aspen University

Denver, Arizona
$4,357 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Aspen University landed the # 2 spot on the list.

Aspen University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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$12,608 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

One thing to take note of is that ASU - Tempe does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
$13,460 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at University of Arizona, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
$11,555 Average Tuition & Fees

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

NAU 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UOPX - Arizona does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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