Phoenix College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Phoenix, AZ
- 8,555 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
6 Phoenix College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($72,843), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($31,709). The median program pays $50,948. Phoenix College also has 3 certificate programs that report pay.
All 6 associate's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Arizona" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Arizona. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Arizona ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Arizona programs in the field do too.
All 3 certificate programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Arizona" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Arizona. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Arizona ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Arizona programs in the field do too.
2 more certificate programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.
Quick picks: associate's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$72,843
- Medical Laboratory Science$59,829
- Business Administration$56,057
- Paralegal Studies$45,838
- Dental Hygiene and Assisting$32,248
Lowest median debt
- Dental Hygiene and Assisting$10,750
- Business Administration$11,500
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$12,000
- Paralegal Studies$15,000
- Medical Laboratory Science$20,068
Largest programs
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 278 graduates a year
- NursingAbout 102 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 60 graduates a year
- Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 52 graduates a year
- Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 48 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $72,843 in their first year, the most of 6 Phoenix College associate's programs that report pay.
Dental Hygiene and Assisting graduates leave with a median of $10,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Phoenix College associate's programs that report debt.
In-state tuition and fees are $2,358 a year, and $8,958 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,055 a year.
6 associate's programs and 3 certificate programs at Phoenix College report first-year pay, and 8 of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- 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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels