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2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Arizona for Students from United Arab Emirates

3 Colleges
$27,451 Avg Tuition & Fees*
45% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Value Colleges for Emirati Students in Arizona ranking - to help you make that decision.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across Arizona to determine which were the best for Emirati students in Arizona. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Value Colleges in Arizona for Students from United Arab Emirates

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the best affordable school for Emirati students in Arizona in this year’s ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large public school handed out 14,829 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 10.4% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to ASU - Tempe to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at ASU - Tempe runs, on average, about $29,438. Graduate students pay around $24,432 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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A rank of #2 on our list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for Emirati students in Arizona working on their bachelor’s degree. Northern Arizona University is a large public school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 6,331 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 2.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Kuwait, China, and Saudi Arabia come to NAU to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at NAU is about $17,761 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $20,125 per year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 8,117 students in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 6.7% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Saudi Arabia come to University of Arizona to study. International students at University of Arizona can expect to pay, on average, about $35,153 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $33,644 per year.

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Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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