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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

16 Colleges
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 24,705 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 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 Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 3,454 students majoring in health professions at Grand Canyon University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 506 students majoring in health professions at University of Arizona, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#4

Aspen University

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aspen University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Aspen University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 456 students majoring in health professions at Aspen University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 72% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Of the 118 students majoring in health professions at ASU - Skysong, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#10

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Prescott.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 45,833
New Mexico 3,731
Oklahoma 6,642

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
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
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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