2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Arizona to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona
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Our 2023 rankings named Aspen University the best value school in Arizona for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 1,636 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Aspen University are $6,500 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $17,431 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Aspen University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Aspen University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list.
Out of the 11 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s value ranking, Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 146 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,341 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,495 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Ottawa University - Phoenix. In fact, around 97% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Phoenix not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 11,763 students in 2021-2022.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $37,858 in student loans.
UOPX - Arizona does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 100% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 8,187 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,358 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,916 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, ASU - Skysong is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Skysong is ranked #5 for overall quality in Arizona.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 14,986 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $30,592 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,127 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at ASU - Tempe. In fact, around 62% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 8,003 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $37,355 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,448 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that University of Arizona does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, the large public school handed out 5,990 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NAU are $18,531 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $20,045 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at NAU. In 2020-2021 about 55% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Grand Canyon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the large private for-profit school handed out 14,092 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,205 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,469 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Grand Canyon University. During the 2020-2021 year, about 87% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Grand Canyon University also took the #4 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arizona rankings.
DeVry University - Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. DeVry University - Arizona is a very small private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 34 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DeVry University - Arizona are $15,032 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $40,829 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at DeVry University - Arizona, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 99% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Chandler, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,866 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at AIU Online are $12,422 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $37,515 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out AIU Online. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Prescott, Arizona. It awarded 542 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $40,464 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,170 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Embry-Riddle Prescott. In 2020-2021 about 8% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Embry-Riddle Prescott is ranked #3 for overall quality in Arizona.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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