2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Arizona

If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #8 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 465 doctor's degrees in nursing practice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nursing practice matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Arizona ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality nursing practice program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nursing practice.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in Arizona

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for nursing practice students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Practice Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

288 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Grand Canyon University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Arizona.

There were roughly 288 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Grand Canyon University

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

100 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing practice has to take a look at University of Arizona. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Arizona.

There were approximately 100 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Arizona

3

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

76 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Arizona. More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Arizona State University - Tempe

4

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern Arizona University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Arizona.

There were about 1 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Northern Arizona University

 

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Practice Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	298	210
Oklahoma	123	1
New Mexico	66	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Practice

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nurse Anesthetist	18
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	16
Registered Nursing	15
Nursing Science	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.