Nursing Schools In Arizona
There are 36 accredited nursing schools in Arizona for faculty who teach nursing classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in nursing in the state of Arizona, which encompasses nursing training at the following levels:
Schools
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Arizona Vs. National Nursing Employment
| Arizona | 74,850 |
| National | 5,150,780 |
Approximately 1% of the country's nursing professionals work in Arizona state.
Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In Arizona
| 70,260 | 72,680 | 75,110 | 74,110 | 74,850 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of nursing professionals is growing in Arizona. 4,590 more nursing professionals were working in Arizona in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arizona, this field has grown by 7% in four years. This growth is slower than the national trend for nursing professionals which shows a 7% increase in the number of nursing professionals working around the nation.
Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in Arizona
| $59,732 | $61,082 | $56,192 | $52,872 | $58,414 |
| $42,177 | $43,423 | $45,140 | $46,513 | $48,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Nursing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by nursing professionals is decreasing in Arizona. Nursing professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $59,732 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $58,414 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Arizona
10th percentile |
$34,342 |
25th percentile |
$42,538 |
50th percentile |
$54,886 |
75th percentile |
$68,226 |
90th percentile |
$84,724 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 2%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of nursing, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid nursing professionals earning 147% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Arizona state.
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Arizona
BSN |
$70,220 |
Forensic Nursing |
$73,710 |
Gerontology |
$65,404 |
Nursing |
$58,414 |
RN to BSN |
$70,220 |
Nursing professionals in Arizona earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arizona
associate |
25 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
20 |
doctor |
4 |
Certificate |
49 |
| Total | 106 |
As the number of nursing professionals is increasing in Arizona state, the number of students graduating from the 36 accredited nursing schools in Arizona state is also increasing. In Arizona, there were 1,923 graduates in 2006. And there were 6,673 graduates from nursing courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of nursing school degree or certificate graduates in Arizona by 247%. 46% of these graduates received a undergraduate certificate in nursing.