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2026 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools in Arizona

[Critical Care Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/critical-care-nursing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for critical care nursing students.

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• Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools in Arizona

2026 Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools in Arizona

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in critical care nursing, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Critical Care Nursing Schools

1

University Of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

$13,573 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$59,979 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Arizona earned the #1 spot for value among critical care nursing schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,573, with out-of-state students paying around $39,903. Typical student debt for critical care nursing graduates is $21,500. Early-career critical care nursing graduates make about $96,470. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 86%.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

$18,508 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,500 Avg Student Debt

$42,186 Median Earnings (10yr)

Grand Canyon University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in critical care nursing, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $18,508 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $25,500 to complete the critical care nursing program here. Soon after graduation, critical care nursing degree recipients from Grand Canyon University generally make around $115,226. Set against $25,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 79%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.