2023 Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona
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Our analysis found Aspen University to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Arizona. Aspen University is a private for-profit institution located in Denver, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, Aspen University is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Aspen University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 368 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Grand Canyon University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Grand Canyon University is ranked #2 for overall quality in Arizona.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ASU - Tempe. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Tempe is ranked #3 for overall quality in Arizona.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Arizona. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 143 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.
NAU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
NAU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.
Out of the 7 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 451 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
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.
University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 61 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UOPX - Arizona. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Schaumburg, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIU Online are $12,904 a year.
Since the graduate programs at AIU Online are primarily online, it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 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%.
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