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2024 Best Schools for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona for Master's Degrees

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With all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona ranking is part of that endeavor. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.

In This Year's Value Report:

Your Choice of School Matters

After analyzing 8 schools in Arizona, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.

Our Methodology

When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona ranking, we first look at its average net price, which is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.

To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.

You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.

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To get a better picture of the best value schools for your income range or for whether or not you'll receive aid, click on one of the tiles above. If you'd rather work on your degree in a specific area of the country, you might be interested in our rankings by place. In addition, we've put together a number of other college rankings that may help you in your search.

Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.

Best Value Master's Degree Schools (With Aid) in Arizona

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

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Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the best value (with aid) school for master’s degrees in Arizona in this year’s ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a private for-profit school.

University of Phoenix - Arizona has the honor of being ranked #3 in Arizona for overall quality on top of being a good value.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Value Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school located in Tempe, Arizona.

Arizona State University - Tempe has the honor of being ranked #1 in Arizona for overall quality on top of being a good value.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Value Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

A rank of #3 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona list means University of Arizona is a great place for students working on their degree. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona.

University of Arizona has the honor of being ranked #2 in Arizona for overall quality on top of being a good value.

Full University of Arizona Value Report

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The quality degree programs at American InterContinental University - Online helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona. This fairly large private for-profit school is located in Chandler, Arizona.

American InterContinental University - Online has the honor of being ranked #7 in Arizona for overall quality on top of being a good value.

Learn More About Value at American InterContinental University - Online

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Not only is Northern Arizona University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Arizona for overall quality.

Full Northern Arizona University Value Report

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Grand Canyon University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a private for-profit school.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Grand Canyon University is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Arizona.

Full Grand Canyon University Value Report

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Aspen University
Phoenix, Arizona

Aspen University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona ranking. Aspen University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a medium-sized student population. It is a private for-profit school.

In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Aspen University is ranked #10 for quality in the state of Arizona.

Full Aspen University Value Report

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DeVry University - Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona

DeVry University - Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Arizona ranking. DeVry University - Arizona is a small private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona.

Not only is DeVry University - Arizona a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Arizona for overall quality.

Full DeVry University - Arizona Value Report

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Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

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