by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona ranking is part of that endeavor. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arizona to determine which ones have the best value Bachelor's Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Bachelor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $48-$75k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the best value (income $48-$75k) school for bachelor’s degrees in Arizona in this year’s ranking. This large public school is located in Tempe, Arizona.
Arizona State University - Tempe has the honor of being ranked #1 in Arizona for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $15,308.
A rank of #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for students working on their degree. This large private for-profit school is located in Phoenix, Arizona.
Not only is University of Phoenix - Arizona a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Arizona for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $15,426.
The quality degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Arizona is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Arizona. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $16,773.
The quality degree programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Northern Arizona University is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Arizona. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $14,736.
Out of the 9 bachelor’s degree schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #5 spot on the list. AIU Online is a private for-profit institution located in Chandler, Arizona.
Not only is American InterContinental University - Online a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Arizona for overall quality. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $15,382.
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Grand Canyon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a private for-profit school.
Grand Canyon University has the honor of being ranked #4 in Arizona for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $21,573.
Aspen University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a private for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Aspen University is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Arizona. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $17,173.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona ranking. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in Prescott, Arizona.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is ranked #7 for quality in the state of Arizona. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $34,723.
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With a ranking of #9, Arizona Christian University did quite well on the 2024 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Glendale, Arizona.
Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $30,212.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
