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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

22 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate 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 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Arizona to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found GateWay Community College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arizona. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Of the 233 students majoring in nursing at GateWay Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at GateWay Community College accumulate an average of around $24,675 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Pima County Community College District take out $20,325 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 189 students majoring in nursing at Glendale Community College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from Glendale Community College carry an average student debt load of $27,080.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mesa Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 23% are male.

Nursing majors at Mesa Community College take out an average of $26,379 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mohave Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at MCC take out an average of $24,170 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Scottsdale Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Scottsdale Community College accumulate an average of around $21,677 in student debt.

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#7

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Phoenix College accumulate an average of around $24,486 in student debt.

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Paradise Valley Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Paradise Valley Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Paradise Valley Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $27,046.

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With a ranking of #9, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Cochise College is a small public school located in the small city of Sierra Vista.

Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at Cochise College accumulate an average of around $16,620 in student debt.

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Carrington College, Phoenix North ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Carrington College, Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Carrington College, Phoenix take out while working on their Associate Degree is $34,990. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $212.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 22 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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