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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona

6 Ranked Colleges
441 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 14,215 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,550 and $33,537 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 441 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,933 and $83,266 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona doctor’s degree education students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education in Arizona

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 197 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona doctor’s degree education students list, Grand Canyon University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Education at Grand Canyon University

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 41 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

Read more about Education at Northern Arizona University

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Education Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 107 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Education Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 28 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona doctor’s degree education students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Skysong Education Report

#5 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 26 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Education at ASU - Tempe

#7 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American InterContinental University - Online are $12,846.

Read full report on Education at AIU Online

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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