University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
University of Phoenix-Arizona has 83 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (doctoral), where graduates earn a median $137,458 four years after finishing, against $135,401 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$43,584
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at University of Phoenix-Arizona. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 30 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 535 | $107,300 | $109,844 | $86,02028% above | $12,111 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 0 | N/A | $91,484 | $71,84127% above | N/A |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 1 | N/A | $81,636 | $59,76837% above | N/A |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 0 | $60,741 | $80,134 | $77,3124% above | N/A |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 0 | N/A | $78,464 | $74,3855% above | N/A |
| Computer Programming | 0 | N/A | $76,918 | $78,4042% below | N/A |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 819 | $67,082 | $75,805 | $85,00011% below | $32,200 |
| Marketing | 1 | N/A | $72,745 | $66,5429% above | N/A |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 70 | $95,482 | $71,385 | $80,32211% below | $39,488 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 5,796 | $63,073 | $69,425 | $64,5907% above | $29,688 |
| Public Administration | 78 | $57,324 | $68,272 | $64,9535% above | $37,658 |
| Homeland Security | 0 | N/A | $68,161 | $67,0962% above | N/A |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 0 | $68,487 | $64,720 | $67,0253% below | N/A |
| Accounting and Related Services | 397 | $56,335 | $63,113 | $73,05414% below | $36,722 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 248 | $50,664 | $57,523 | $53,8257% above | $32,788 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 697 | $52,966 | $56,662 | $54,4694% above | $33,290 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 1,418 | $51,349 | $54,365 | $58,5187% below | $34,451 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 144 | $45,422 | $49,808 | $54,6279% below | $34,896 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 293 | $44,958 | $49,626 | $47,7304% above | $34,585 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 38 | $45,736 | $48,657 | $47,6122% above | $41,504 |
| Human Services, General | 37 | $46,970 | $47,742 | $48,7992% below | $45,431 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 97 | $40,732 | $47,429 | $48,7733% below | $31,704 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 569 | $46,690 | N/A | $41,36613% above | $33,610 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 365 | $43,603 | $40,810 | $52,57322% below | $37,995 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 385 | $48,163 | $58,567 | $54,8237% above | $18,323 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 2,123 | $44,203 | $53,733 | $49,3239% above | $20,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 2 | $40,458 | $49,277 | $49,1380% above | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 486 | $42,751 | $47,592 | $47,3061% above | $20,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 0 | N/A | $46,418 | $46,4180% above | N/A |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 182 | $45,839 | N/A | $48,1955% below | $21,536 |
| Human Services, General | 0 | N/A | $40,383 | $42,0484% below | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 0 | $46,327 | $38,665 | $41,4457% below | N/A |
| Behavioral Sciences | 0 | N/A | $37,151 | $41,63411% below | N/A |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 0 | N/A | $36,169 | $40,89612% below | N/A |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | 0 | N/A | $34,873 | $37,7838% below | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 366 | $118,357 | $131,365 | $120,3389% above | $28,549 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | 100 | $105,687 | $119,956 | $101,72618% above | $23,206 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 1 | N/A | $88,995 | $112,76521% below | N/A |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 258 | $79,769 | $85,634 | $97,63212% below | $26,076 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 0 | N/A | $83,826 | $62,45034% above | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 2,401 | $73,255 | $80,622 | $95,12715% below | $25,780 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 8 | $68,357 | $74,183 | $93,22820% below | N/A |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 20 | $62,156 | $72,183 | $126,24043% below | $37,454 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 164 | $64,661 | $71,586 | $60,23419% above | $53,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 988 | $65,768 | $71,248 | $89,92821% below | $30,581 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 0 | N/A | $70,581 | $58,99820% above | N/A |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 207 | $65,436 | $68,550 | $69,9442% below | $29,500 |
| Public Administration | 150 | $63,233 | $67,108 | $77,17513% below | $32,973 |
| Marketing | 0 | $58,036 | $65,799 | $83,92622% below | N/A |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 8 | $62,915 | $64,137 | $85,19225% below | $43,248 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 236 | $60,671 | $63,742 | $60,8075% above | $25,865 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 76 | $54,416 | $62,175 | $63,0581% below | $37,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 216 | $55,671 | $59,122 | $58,8450% above | $27,920 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 167 | $56,921 | $59,110 | $66,26611% below | $32,758 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 0 | N/A | $58,177 | $60,4794% below | N/A |
| Psychology, Other | 468 | $50,639 | $55,380 | $67,98519% below | $35,212 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 34 | $128,328 | $137,458 | $135,4012% above | $48,869 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 7 | $152,527 | $130,324 | $130,3240% above | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 34 | $121,467 | $117,504 | $144,92219% below | $73,322 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 107 | $96,654 | $95,044 | $98,7114% below | $76,279 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 3 | $84,987 | $92,765 | $92,7650% above | N/A |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 57 | $81,865 | $86,449 | $101,19415% below | $67,059 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 0 | N/A | $82,522 | $100,37818% below | N/A |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 16 | $85,932 | $80,021 | $83,5444% below | $76,904 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming | 106 | $57,214 | $71,953 | $61,27017% above | $9,500 |
| Marketing | 223 | $48,532 | $69,299 | $67,9572% above | $10,704 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 1,418 | $47,836 | $68,591 | $47,10046% above | $7,125 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 876 | $50,978 | $66,086 | $62,9175% above | $7,125 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 444 | $52,930 | $64,743 | $60,3057% above | $7,125 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 123 | $50,169 | $61,520 | $77,02920% below | $7,125 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 0 | N/A | $58,242 | $41,36941% above | N/A |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 0 | N/A | $49,887 | $49,9760% above | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 1,489 | $34,375 | $35,310 | $38,7149% below | $9,500 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 128 | $73,762 | $88,537 | $88,5940% above | $51,128 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 10 | $77,435 | N/A | $114,76533% below | N/A |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 0 | $65,856 | $74,027 | $74,0270% above | N/A |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 124 | $58,733 | $66,258 | $66,7761% below | $38,227 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 72 | $58,519 | $65,740 | $84,38622% below | $17,873 |
| Marketing | 3 | $55,392 | $65,411 | $89,21927% below | N/A |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 26 | $62,364 | N/A | $93,44033% below | $12,783 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 42 | $54,463 | N/A | $68,85721% below | $54,614 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 16 | $51,950 | N/A | $61,70516% below | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 40 | $51,490 | N/A | $55,0336% below | $14,674 |
Careers linked to the programs University of Phoenix-Arizona reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Healthcare practitioners
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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Bachelor's degree
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Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 2 more
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Master's degree
Via Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Management
Bachelor's degree
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