2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across Arizona, there were 2,799 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 995 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary 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 elementary education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 70 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. 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 Elementary Education at ASU - Tempe

#2

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 173 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Elementary Education at UOPX - Arizona

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at NAU

#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 720 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Grand Canyon University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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