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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$17,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Value Nursing Master'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 value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

#1

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in Arizona for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Aspen University are $4,357 a year.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Grand Canyon University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $12,608 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ASU - Tempe also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $11,555 per year.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Arizona are $13,460 a year.

University of Arizona also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #2.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.

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Midwestern University - Glendale ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Midwestern University - Glendale graduate students pay an average of $49,283 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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