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2027 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools in Arizona

[Critical Care Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/critical-care-nursing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for critical care nursing students.

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• Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools in Arizona

2027 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools in Arizona

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in critical care nursing, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools

1

University Of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

$13,573 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$59,979 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Arizona earned the #1 spot for value among critical care nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $13,573 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $39,903. Typical student debt for critical care nursing graduates is $21,500. Early-career critical care nursing graduates make about $96,470. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Arizona admits about 86% of applicants.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

$18,508 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,500 Avg Student Debt

$42,186 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in critical care nursing will find it at Grand Canyon University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $18,508 in tuition and fees. Critical Care Nursing graduates carry a median of $25,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, critical care nursing degree recipients from Grand Canyon University generally make around $115,226. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 79% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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.