Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe Health and Medical Administration (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Associate's in Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Private for-profit college
  • Tempe, AZ

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe health and medical administration graduates earn about what health and medical administration graduates earn nationally, $35,519 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $19,099 in federal loans, close to the national median of $22,019. Several Arizona programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$35,51965th percentile of 182 programs nationally
Earnings after 5 years$33,6705% less than year one
Median federal debt$19,0993rd lowest of 7 Arizona programs
Debt-to-earnings54%Arizona median 54%, national 64%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Arizona and national columns are the medians across all health and medical administration associate's programs that report the figure.

Five years out, Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe graduates earn less than the national figure and about $2,679 less than the Arizona median. Several Arizona programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.

Debt and first-year pay at every Arizona health and medical administration program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Arizona medians.

Arizona College of Nursing-TempeOther Arizona programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay falls about 5% between the first and fifth year.

Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe grads, year 1$35,519
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe grads, year 5$33,670
All Arizona health and medical administration grads, year 5$36,349

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $202 a month, or 6.8% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

90% of graduates (18 of 20) were working in Arizona one year after graduating. Prices in the Phoenix area are about 3% above the national average, so a $35,519 salary here buys what about $34,379 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to health and medical administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$64,250

Median pay in Arizona. 31,930 people work in this job in Arizona. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $45,410Top 10%: $95,020

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

$45,820

Median pay in Arizona. 18,090 people work in this job in Arizona. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 89,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $33,860Top 10%: $60,110

Medical Assistants

$45,940

Median pay in Arizona. 21,460 people work in this job in Arizona. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 109,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $38,100Top 10%: $51,310

Computer User Support Specialists

$61,410

Median pay in Arizona. 18,780 people work in this job in Arizona. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 39,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.

Bottom 10%: $43,750Top 10%: $94,640

About Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe

Health and Medical Administration is the only associate's program at Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe that reports first-year earnings.

Other health and medical administration associate's programs near Tempe

Common questions

The median graduate earns $35,519 one year after graduating and $33,670 five years after. The median across health and medical administration associate's programs in Arizona is $35,519.

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
  • Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Arizona comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
  • Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
  • School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the health and medical administration program.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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