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2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

9 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.

The Best Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona
$9,982 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best school in Arizona for students working on their master’s degree.

Since the graduate programs at ASU - Skysong are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
$13,460 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Arizona.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Arizona. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$12,608 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Online graduate courses are available at ASU - Tempe, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
$11,538 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Grand Canyon University. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona
$17,552 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DeVry University - Arizona. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Ottawa University - Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona
$11,993 Average Tuition & Fees

Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

If you are interested in distance education, Ottawa University - Phoenix is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

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#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
$11,555 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.

NAU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 54% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Online graduate courses are available at UOPX - Arizona, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$12,904 Average Tuition & Fees

American InterContinental University - Online came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking.

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 9 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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