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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

$20,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the <nil> to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
22 Total Awards
#4 in Quality in Arizona
$11,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Our rankings named Grand Canyon University the best value school in Arizona for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

Grand Canyon University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our list.

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23 Total Awards
#2 in Quality in Arizona
$24,432 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. This large public school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

Online graduate courses are available at ASU - Tempe, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our list.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
17 Total Awards
#3 in Quality in Arizona
$33,644 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in Arizona. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

One thing to take note of is that University of Arizona does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our list.

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166 Total Awards
#1 in Quality in Arizona
$16,153 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large private for-profit school handed out 166 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.

UOPX - Arizona does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our list.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

40 Total Awards
#5 in Quality in Arizona
$12,904 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #5 on our list. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Arizona. It awarded 40 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIU Online are $12,904 a year.

Since the graduate programs at AIU Online are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, AIU Online is ranked #5 for overall quality in Arizona.

Full American InterContinental University - Online Report

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

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%.

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