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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 368 students majoring in nursing at Grand Canyon University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 7 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 80 students majoring in nursing at ASU - Tempe, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#4

Aspen University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aspen University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 84% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

About 60% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 40% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at UOPX - Arizona, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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