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Nursing at University of Phoenix - Arizona

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of Phoenix - Arizona is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 89,763. Of the 12,925 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona in 2021, 876 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

UOPX - Arizona Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at UOPX - Arizona

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UOPX - Arizona offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UOPX - Arizona Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UOPX - Arizona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UOPX - Arizona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 34
106
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 222

In 2021, 436 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UOPX - Arizona. This makes it the #18 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #193 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UOPX - Arizona Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UOPX - Arizona is $86,805. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 38% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UOPX - Arizona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Phoenix - Arizona.

UOPX - Arizona Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 876 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from UOPX - Arizona in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Phoenix - Arizona with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 64
Hispanic or Latino 94
White 250
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 429

UOPX - Arizona Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 436 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from UOPX - Arizona in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Phoenix - Arizona with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 60
Hispanic or Latino 44
White 155
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 144

UOPX - Arizona also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Registered Nurses 54,690 $77,000
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,160 $115,770
Nurse Practitioners 3,510 $110,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 840 $81,110
Nurse Midwives 100 $114,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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