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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$17,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

#1

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in Arizona for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Aspen University are $4,357 a year.

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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 Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Grand Canyon University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Full Nursing at Grand Canyon University Report

Out of the 7 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ASU - Tempe are $12,608 a year.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Full Nursing at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $11,555 per year.

Full Nursing at Northern Arizona University Report

#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.

University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Arizona

Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Midwestern University - Glendale are $49,283 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Midwestern University - Glendale

University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UOPX - Arizona is ranked #5 for overall quality for nursing in Arizona.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools 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.

  • 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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