Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona · Public

Of 15 assessed programs, 14 leave graduates out-earning a typical Arizona high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 121 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,172
$30k to $48k	$11,939
$48k to $75k	$13,546
$75k to $110k	$16,509
$110k and up	$18,594
All families (average)	$12,055

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

15 of 136 programs could be assessed 11% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Arizona high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,486	+$11,994	clears the bar	$9,000	0.8 yrs	286
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$85,223	+$48,731	clears the bar	$6,937	0.1 yrs	120
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,199	+$6,707	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$47,504	+$11,012	clears the bar	$9,000	0.8 yrs	75
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$52,290	+$15,798	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,556	+$18,064	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$87,436 1-year earnings	+$50,944	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$72,608	+$36,116	clears the bar	$6,750	0.2 yrs	38
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$51,047	+$14,555	clears the bar	$9,452	0.6 yrs	35
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$37,752	+$1,260	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,853	+$20,361	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,149	+$13,657	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,297	+$8,805	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$34,959	-$1,533	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$48,466	+$11,974	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	372
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	114
Natural Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Social Work	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Political Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Finance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Systems Analysis	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sustainability Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Systems Analysis	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Literature	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Food Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geology and Earth Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Leatherworking and Upholstery	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Natural Sciences	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.