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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$17,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's 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 master’s degree. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Aspen University graduate students pay an average of $4,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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 city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Full Nursing at Grand Canyon University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Full Nursing at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

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.

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

Full Nursing at University of Arizona Report

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 school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.

Full Nursing at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

With a ranking of #7, Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well on this year’s best value schools 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.

Midwestern University - Glendale graduate students pay an average of $49,283 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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