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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

5 Schools Ranked
$89,502 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. 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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
781 Total Awards
$11,638 Average Tuition & Fees
$66,100 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 781 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $66,100 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

Around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#2

Aspen University

Phoenix, Arizona
87 Total Awards
$4,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Aspen University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. This medium-sized private for-profit school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 87 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.

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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#3

Midwestern University - Glendale

Glendale, Arizona
842 Total Awards
$51,005 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Midwestern University - Glendale. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Midwestern University - Glendale is located in Glendale, Arizona and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 842 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 2% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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182 Total Awards
$81,321 Avg Student Debt

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 182 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, doctor’s degree students take out $81,321 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
228 Total Awards
$11,946 Average Tuition & Fees
$64,515 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, the large public school awarded 228 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $64,515 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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