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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in Arizona

8 Ranked Colleges
9,311 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Arizona

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 310,601 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 14,215 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,550 and $33,537 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9,311 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education in Arizona

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1,447 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Education at Arizona State University - Skysong

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 5,773 students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Full Grand Canyon University Education Report

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 598 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Education at Northern Arizona University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 885 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Education at UOPX - Arizona

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 353 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Education at Arizona State University - Tempe

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 171 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Education Report

#7

Ottawa University - Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ottawa University - Phoenix not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $11,694.

Read more about Education at Ottawa University - Phoenix

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 83 students in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846.

Full AIU Online Education Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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