2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 2nd in Arizona. In fact, 12,966 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top Arizona Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
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Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 21,862 |
Oklahoma | 3,009 |
New Mexico | 1,390 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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