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Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$18,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 16,265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Arizona to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Education

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the best value school in Arizona for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NAU are $11,527 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,281 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ottawa University - Phoenix is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Arizona.

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Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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Arizona Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Arizona Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Phoenix.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arizona Christian University are $30,624 per year.

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Ottawa University - Surprise ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ottawa University - Surprise are $33,000 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 17,614
New Mexico 1,831
Oklahoma 3,171

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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