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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 handed out 1,636 bachelor’s degree awards 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. During the 2020-2021 year, about 74% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Aspen University is ranked #2 for overall quality in Arizona.
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. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 146 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $13,341 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,495 in student loans.
Ottawa University - Phoenix does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 97% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Ottawa University - Phoenix also took the #1 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arizona rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11,763 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $37,858 in loans while pursuing their degree.
UOPX - Arizona does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. This large public school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 8,187 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,358 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,916 in student loans.
ASU - Skysong is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
ASU - Skysong also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #5.
Out of the 11 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s value ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, the large public school handed out 14,986 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $30,592 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,127 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able 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. This large public school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 8,003 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
University of Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $37,355 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,448 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at University of Arizona. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
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. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,990 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $18,531 per 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. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 55% took at least some of their classes online.
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 awarded 14,092 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University are $17,205 a 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.
One thing to take note of is that Grand Canyon University does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 87% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Grand Canyon University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list.
With a ranking of #8, DeVry University - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. DeVry University - Arizona is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at DeVry University - Arizona are $15,032 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $40,829 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
DeVry University - Arizona does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 99% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in Chandler, Arizona, the fairly large private for-profit school awarded 1,866 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
AIU Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,422 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $37,515 in loans while pursuing their degree.
AIU Online is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #11, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Embry-Riddle Prescott is located in Prescott, Arizona and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 542 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Embry-Riddle Prescott undergraduate students pay an average of $40,464 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,170 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Embry-Riddle Prescott 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 2020-2021 about 8% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Embry-Riddle Prescott did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Arizona list.
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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%.
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