Aspen University
Aspen University at a Glance
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Aspen University Featured Rankings
- #1 Best Online Associate Degree Programs in Colorado
- #4 Best Small Colleges in Colorado 2026
- #4 Most Affordable Online Master's Degrees
- #5 Most Affordable Online Bachelor's Degrees
- #5 Best Private Colleges in Colorado
- #8 Best Grad Schools in Colorado 2026
- #8 Colorado's Best Online Master's Degrees
- #10 Most Affordable Colleges in Colorado
- #10 Colorado's Best Online Colleges 2026
- #11 Most Affordable Online PhDs
- #12 Most Affordable Online MBA Programs
- #15 Best Colleges in Colorado
- #17 Most Affordable Master's in Counseling Degree Programs
- #18 Most Affordable Online Computer Science PhD Programs
- #28 The Most Affordable Traditional MBA Degree Programs
About Aspen University
According to Wikipedia, Aspen University is a United States-based private, for-profit, nationally accredited online university that was established in 1987. Aspen University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing, education, computer science, technology, information systems, business, project management, counseling, and criminal justice.
Aspen University's Online Degrees
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Finance
- Information Management
- Project Management
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 18 months
- Format: Fully online
EdD in Leadership And Learning
Degree Concentrations
- Healthcare Administration And Leadership
- Organizational Leadership
- Higher Education Leadership
- K-12 Educational Leadership
- Organizational Psychology
- Required Credits: 60
- Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Completion
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
MS in Information Management
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 18 months
- Format: Fully online
MS in Information Science
Degree Concentrations
- Enterprise Application Development
- Web Development
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 18 months
- Format: Fully online
MS in Information Technology
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 18 months
- Format: Fully online
MS in Technology And Innovation
- Required Credits: 36
- Completion Time: 18 months
- Format: Fully online
MED in Education
Degree Concentrations
- Curriculum Development And Outcomes Assessment
- Educational Technology
- Elearning Pedagogy
- Transformational Leadership
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
AS in Early Childhood Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
BS in Early Childhood Studies
Degree Concentrations
- Completion
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
MSN in Nursing
Degree Concentrations
- Forensic Nursing
- Informatics
- Administration And Management
- Nursing Education
- Public Health
- Required Credits: 36
- Format: Fully online
BS in Healthcare Administration
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 36 months
- Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing Rn To Bsn
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 12 months
- Format: Fully online
MSN in Nursing Rn To Msn
Degree Concentrations
- Forensic Nursing
- Informatics
- Administration And Management
- Nursing Education
- Public Health
- Format: Fully online
MA in Psychology And Addiction Studies
- Required Credits: 48
- Format: Fully online
BA in Psychology And Addiction Studies
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 3 years
- Format: Fully online
Aspen University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Aspen University Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $7,570 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Aspen University Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Aspen University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $49,178 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Aspen University's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 6,615 | 3,148 | 3,467 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Aspen University?
Aspen University is located at 4615 E. Elwood St., Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85040.
How Safe is Aspen University?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Aspen University’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Aspen University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Phoenix has a violent crime rate of 0.80% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.34%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Aspen University Known For?
Aspen University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Aspen University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Aspen University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Aspen University ranks #252 in the U.S. and #1024 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesAspen University ranks #340 in the U.S. and #604 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesAspen University ranks #349 in the U.S. and #883 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesAspen University ranks #559 in the U.S. and #2470 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesAspen University ranks #585 in the U.S. and #2180 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesAspen University ranks #1392 in the U.S. and #4737 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees