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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

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When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Arizona to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
829 Total Awards
$11,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the large private for-profit school handed out 829 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

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356 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 356 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona
87 Total Awards
$9,982 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.

Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.

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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86 Total Awards
$12,904 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Arizona. It awarded 86 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at AIU Online are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#5

Aspen University

Denver, Arizona
52 Total Awards
$4,357 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Aspen University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Arizona. Aspen University is located in Denver, Arizona and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Aspen University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#6

Midwestern University - Glendale

Glendale, Arizona
817 Total Awards
$49,283 Average Tuition & Fees

Midwestern University - Glendale landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 817 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 1% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Midwestern University - Glendale Report

#7

Ottawa University - Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona
17 Total Awards
$11,993 Average Tuition & Fees

Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at Ottawa University - Phoenix 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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#8

Prescott College

Prescott, Arizona
5 Total Awards
$15,375 Average Tuition & Fees

Prescott College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Prescott College Report

#9

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
220 Total Awards
$11,555 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 220 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Northern Arizona University Report

International Baptist College and Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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