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2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

7 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 3,385 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Arizona Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Glendale the best school in Arizona for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Aspen University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aspen University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Arizona. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,662
Oklahoma 165
New Mexico 106

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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