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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona

13 Ranked Colleges
7,448 Degrees Awarded
$67,856 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona

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With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 13,027 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,355 and $28,411 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,448 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona bachelor’s degree nursing students.

Top 13 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in Arizona

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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Chamberlain University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 211 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Arizona College - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona College - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Arizona College - Glendale
Glendale, Arizona

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona College - Glendale landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona College - Glendale is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

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Aspen University
Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aspen University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 1,430 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookline College - Phoenix. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 184 students in 2020-2021.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 4,530 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona ranking. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Ottawa University - Phoenix Nursing Report

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 526 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona ranking. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 477 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 876 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Nursing Report

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With a ranking of #11, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 275 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Nursing at ASU - Tempe

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Pima Medical Institute - Tucson ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Arizona list. PMI Tucson is a small private for-profit school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 6 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

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