Arizona RN Programs

State Approved RN Schools in Arizona

Find accredited registered nursing programs to complete RN pre-licensure requirements

The average RN salary in Arizona is $78,260 per year, or $38 per hour, depending on the field chosen and on their level of training. For example a nurse with a Bachelor Degree will make more and be better qualified than a nurse with an Associates Degree. When you are in charge of a group of nurses or assist a doctor in his private practice you can usually expect to earn more. Nursing is a career dedicated to serving others and if you enjoy that type of work then being a nurse can be a very suitable career.

Arizona is very spread out and its population is heavily concentrated in a few major cities. Today many sick and elderly people retire to live in Arizona and enjoy the warm dessert weather and the relatively clean air. Reduced humidity is recommended for people with breathing diseases like chronic asthma and bronchitis. Nurses with training in ambulatory care or adult care are in great demand to service these types of patients.

There are many state and federal financial assistance programs in place to provide funding for the expansion of health care services in rural areas of Arizona and on Native American reservations. These programs usually include a budget for hiring several nurses to staff local hospitals and health clinics. There is demand for a variety of nursing specialties, such as pediatric nurses, general nurses, emergency nurses, orthopedic nurses and so forth. Specialties dealing with children and the elderly are probably the most in-demand because of the large population of such patients.

In the past year the demand for registered nurses in the state of Arizona has increased by 14% and continues to rise. The need for nurses in Arizona will continue to increase as long as the elderly population and the population in general keeps growing. New health assistant programs open frequently in an effort to improve health conditions in the rural parts of Arizona and the Native American reservations. Now is a good time to start a registered nursing career in Arizona and serve the state’s population.

Arizona Associates Degree RN Programs

Arizona RN Resources

Arizona State Board of Nursing
Arizona Nurses Association
School Nurses Organization of Arizona
Arizona Nurse Practitioner Council on Facebook
Arizona Nurse Monthly Publication
Free Arizona Nursing CEUs
NCLEX-RN Exam Prep

Accredited Arizona RN Schools

View our directory of accredited Arizona RN programs. The list below includes all state-approved registered nursing programs in the state of Arizona. We try to keep our listings as updated as possible, but we recommend that students perform their own individual research on schools of interest, including verifying the school’s current standing with the Arizona state board of nursing. Arizona RN programs are sorted according to the type of degree awarded upon completion. There are two year Associates degree programs and four year Bachelors degree programs. Both program types prepare students to take the NCLEX-RN exam and become a licensed registered nurse.