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2023 Best Value Nursing Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Aspen University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in Arizona for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in Denver, Arizona that handed out 455 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 per year.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Aspen University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Aspen University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
1,935 Total Awards
$11,538 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,935 master’s degrees 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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36 Total Awards
$24,432 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’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. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 master’s degrees 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 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 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
42 Total Awards
$20,125 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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 master’s degrees to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NAU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

NAU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
197 Total Awards
$33,644 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. University of Arizona is a large public school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 197 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Arizona does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

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436 Total Awards
$16,153 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 436 students in 2020-2021.

UOPX - Arizona graduate students pay an average of $16,153 in tuition and fees each 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. 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

  • 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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