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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Glendale the best school in Arizona for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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

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#3

Aspen University

Denver, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 21,862
Oklahoma 3,009
New Mexico 1,390

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 7 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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