2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona
It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona
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Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for nursing students working on their master’s degree. This large private for-profit school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 1,935 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Aspen University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Aspen University is a private for-profit institution located in Denver, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 455 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Aspen University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 436 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 89% were women.
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. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 197 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, the large public school handed out 42 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
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. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ASU - Tempe. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Glendale, Arizona, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 34% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Midwestern University - Glendale. In fact, around 1% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Ottawa University - Phoenix are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out ASU - Skysong. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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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