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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Arizona to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 3,454 students majoring in health professions at Grand Canyon University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 506 students majoring in health professions at University of Arizona, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#4

Aspen University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aspen University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 456 students majoring in health professions at Aspen University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 72% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 27% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

Full Health Professions at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Of the 118 students majoring in health professions at ASU - Skysong, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#10

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Prescott.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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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 16 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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