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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

5 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing at University of Arizona Report

Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Nursing at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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 5 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.

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