2026 Best Best Schools in Arizona
Best programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for best students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Best in Arizona
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the best degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Best
Northern Arizona University tops our 2026 ranking of the best best schools. Located in the city of Flagstaff, Northern Arizona University is a very large public university. About 61% of students finish within six years. Northern Arizona University awarded about 85 best degrees in the most recent data year. Best graduates of Northern Arizona University earn a median of $36,920 early in their careers. Northern Arizona University graduates carry a median of $21,625 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
