Arizona's 6 best Nursing schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Arizona ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 656K citations received by 20.3K academic papers made by 6 universities in Arizona was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Utah	8	39
Nevada	4	122
Colorado	15	24
California	87	5
Texas	57	42
Idaho	3	250
Oklahoma	9	137
Nebraska	9	98
Kansas	9	66
Oregon	15	40
Montana	3	199
South Dakota	5	244
Washington	16	3
North Dakota	3	201
Missouri	22	28
Arkansas	10	86
Iowa	10	36
Louisiana	17	83
Minnesota	23	13
Mississippi	8	150
Illinois	44	18
Wisconsin	19	17
Alabama	17	34
Indiana	21	33
Tennessee	23	35
Kentucky	14	49
Michigan	20	4
Georgia	26	14
Ohio	39	27
South Carolina	16	56
West Virginia	7	81
North Carolina	28	8
Florida	29	29
Virginia	26	51
Pennsylvania	69	6
District of Columbia	8	45
Maryland	20	2
New York	99	9
New Jersey	20	32
Connecticut	19	7
Vermont	3	97
Massachusetts	52	1
Rhode Island	8	23
New Hampshire	9	82
Maine	7	293
Hawaii	4	115
Puerto Rico	9	338

1. University of Arizona

2. Arizona State University - Tempe

3. Midwestern University - Glendale

4. Northern Arizona University

5. University of Phoenix - Arizona

6. Grand Canyon University

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