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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$17,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Arizona. In total, 12,966 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Arizona.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare 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. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which doctor'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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in Arizona for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Aspen University graduate students pay an average of $4,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Aspen University also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $12,608 per year.

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

Full Nursing at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NAU graduate students pay an average of $11,555 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NAU also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.

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

Full Nursing at University of Arizona Report

Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Midwestern University - Glendale are $49,283 a year.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Nursing at University of Phoenix - Arizona

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 21,862
Oklahoma 3,009
New Mexico 1,390

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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