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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Arizona for Students from Canada

5 Colleges
$26,836 Avg Tuition & Fees*
39% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college 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 Value Colleges for Canadian Students in Arizona ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 5 colleges and universities across Arizona to determine which were the best for Canadian students in Arizona. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Value Colleges in Arizona for Students from Canada

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Arizona State University - Tempe tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Canadian students in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14,829 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 10.4% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at ASU - Tempe are China, India, and Saudi Arabia. International students at ASU - Tempe can expect to pay, on average, about $29,438 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $24,432 per year.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, the large public school handed out 6,331 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 2.2% are international. Students from as far away as Kuwait, China, and Saudi Arabia come to NAU to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at NAU is about $17,761 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $20,125 a year in average tuition and fees.

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A rank of #3 on our list means University of Arizona is a great place for Canadian students in Arizona working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 8,117 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 6.7% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at University of Arizona are China, India, and Saudi Arabia. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at University of Arizona is about $35,153 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $33,644 a year in average tuition and fees.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 13,529 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.1% are international. Students studying at Grand Canyon University come from such countries as India, Canada, and Nigeria. International students at Grand Canyon University can expect to pay, on average, about $17,189 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $11,538 per year.

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Prescot College crest
Prescott College
Prescott, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prescott College. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 126 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 0.6% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Prescot College come from such countries as Canada, Mexico, and Switzerland. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Prescot College runs, on average, about $34,641. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $15,375 per year.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 5 schools only.

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