2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Arizona (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Arizona, there were 469 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 465 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,933 and $83,266 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Arizona (With Aid)

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 76 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing Practice at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 100 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read full report on Nursing Practice at University of Arizona

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489.

Read more about Nursing Practice at NAU

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 288 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice 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.

Full Grand Canyon University Nursing Practice Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice (With Aid)

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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