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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

5 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#2

Aspen University

Denver, CO

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Aspen University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Midwestern University - Glendale is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read full report on Nursing at Midwestern University - Glendale

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for nursing students working on their online doctor’s degree. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Full Nursing at Northern Arizona University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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