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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Arizona to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the most popular school in Arizona for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Read full report on Nursing at Grand Canyon University

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Arizona Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#4

Aspen University

Denver, CO

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Aspen University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Denver, Aspen University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Nursing at Aspen University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Midwestern University - Glendale helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school 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

With a ranking of #6, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly 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.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Phoenix - Arizona

Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Read full report on Nursing at Northern Arizona University

Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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