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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$18,819 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Aspen University

Denver, Arizona
25 Total Awards
$4,357 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Aspen University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Arizona. Located in Denver, Arizona, the medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 a year.

Since the graduate programs at Aspen University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Aspen University is ranked #1 for overall quality in Arizona.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
368 Total Awards
$11,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s value ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the large private for-profit school handed out 368 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Grand Canyon University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Grand Canyon University is ranked #2 for overall quality in Arizona.

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80 Total Awards
$24,432 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arizona. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large public school handed out 80 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

ASU - Tempe does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
4 Total Awards
$20,125 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arizona. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, the large public school handed out 4 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

NAU graduate students pay an average of $20,125 in tuition and fees each year.

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. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
108 Total Awards
$33,644 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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a large public school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 108 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Arizona. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Arizona is ranked #5 for overall quality in Arizona.

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14 Total Awards
$16,153 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.

UOPX - 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. 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 6 schools only.

References

  • 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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