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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

9 Schools Ranked
$22,046 Avg Student Debt

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 9 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 each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Grand Canyon University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 178 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

Grand Canyon University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Grand Canyon University Report

26 Total Awards
$12,608 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 26 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity 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.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
23 Total Awards
$13,460 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. University of Arizona is a large public school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 23 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 87% were women.

One thing to take note of is that University of Arizona does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Arizona Report

#4

Arizona State University - Skysong

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

Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, the large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

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.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#5

Prescott College

Prescott, Arizona
11 Total Awards
$15,375 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Prescott College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Prescot College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

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

Full Prescott College Report

16 Total Awards

University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This large private for-profit school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity 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.

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#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
7 Total Awards
$11,555 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,445 Avg Student Debt

Northern Arizona University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, the large public school handed out 7 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,445 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NAU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#8

Ottawa University - Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona
$11,993 Average Tuition & Fees

Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate healthcare programs.

Since the graduate programs at Ottawa University - Phoenix are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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$12,904 Average Tuition & Fees

American InterContinental University - Online came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking.

Since the graduate programs at AIU Online are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

Full American InterContinental University - Online Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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