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Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

7 Schools Ranked

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

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#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona
99 Total Awards
$10,573 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best school in Arizona for students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 99 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
606 Total Awards
$11,124 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 606 doctor’s degrees in .

One thing to take note of is that Grand Canyon University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.

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863 Total Awards
$13,389 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large public school handed out 863 doctor’s degree awards in .

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ASU - Tempe. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 19% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
990 Total Awards
$14,389 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a large public school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 990 doctor’s degrees in .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Arizona. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.

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173 Total Awards

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Arizona. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the large private for-profit school awarded 173 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UOPX - Arizona. During the 2022-2023 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
244 Total Awards
$12,547 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 244 doctor’s degrees in .

NAU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.

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368 Total Awards

American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. This fairly large private for-profit school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 368 doctor’s degrees in .

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out AIU Online. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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