2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its 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 healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Arizona Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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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 moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
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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. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 436 students majoring in nursing at UOPX - Arizona, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 79% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northern Arizona University 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 Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
About 34% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 66% are male.
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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
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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. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 21,862 |
Oklahoma | 3,009 |
New Mexico | 1,390 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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).
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