2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which master'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.
Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing
Our analysis found Aspen University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.
Grand Canyon University also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ASU - Tempe are $12,608 a year.
ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NAU are $11,555 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Arizona are $13,460 a year.
University of Arizona also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #2.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree 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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.
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Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Midwestern University - Glendale are $49,283 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 21,862 |
| Oklahoma | 3,009 |
| New Mexico | 1,390 |
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Nursing Related Majors for 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 |
|---|---|
| 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).
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