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2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Schools Ranked
$19,944 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,046 Avg Student Debt*

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.

The Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona
16 Total Awards
$9,982 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arizona. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

ASU - Skysong is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

ASU - Skysong also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
178 Total Awards
$11,538 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 178 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Grand Canyon University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
7 Total Awards
$20,125 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $20,125 per year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,445 in loans while pursuing their degree.

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. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

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26 Total Awards
$24,432 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. This large public school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 26 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ASU - Tempe does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

ASU - Tempe did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
23 Total Awards
$33,644 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Arizona. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 23 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Arizona. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list.

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16 Total Awards
$16,153 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

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

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UOPX - Arizona. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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