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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

5 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#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 a graduate certificate in Arizona. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Grand Canyon University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at ASU - Tempe, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Full Nursing at University of Arizona Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Arizona. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Of the 7 students majoring in nursing at NAU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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