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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,529 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 8,330 degrees and certificates from an Arizona school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Arizona to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Health Professions

#1

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Our analysis found Aspen University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Arizona. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aspen University are $4,357 per year.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

Grand Canyon University also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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

ASU - Tempe did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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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 Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NAU are $11,555 a year.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Arizona is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Arizona.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

UOPX - Arizona also made our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #5.

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With a ranking of #7, Midwestern University - Glendale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Midwestern University - Glendale are $49,283 a year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Midwestern University - Glendale

American InterContinental University - Online ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AIU Online are $12,904 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 13,925
Oklahoma 1,490
New Mexico 848

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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