2026 Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in Arizona
Critical Care Nursing is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their critical care nursing programs.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best critical care nursing schools.
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Best Schools for Critical Care Nursing 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 critical care nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Critical Care Nursing
Leading the list is Grand Canyon University, our #1 school for critical care nursing. This very large private for-profit university is located in the city of Phoenix. About 44% of students finish within six years. About 86 critical care nursing degrees were awarded at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year. Students who receive their critical care nursing degree from Grand Canyon University earn around $115,226 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $25,500.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 2 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).
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