2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arizona to see which master's 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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Arizona Schools for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 436 students majoring in nursing at UOPX - Arizona, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Midwestern University - Glendale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.
About 34% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 66% are male.
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Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
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Request InformationBest Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 21,862 |
| Oklahoma | 3,009 |
| New Mexico | 1,390 |
Nursing Related Majors
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 9 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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