Which University of Phoenix bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Nursing graduates leave with a median of $27,235 in federal loans, the lowest among 22 University of Phoenix bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Phoenix cost?

Tuition and fees are $9,552 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,520 a year.

How many University of Phoenix programs report graduate pay?

22 bachelor's programs, 7 associate's programs, and 6 certificate programs at University of Phoenix report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

University of Phoenix Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Phoenix-Arizona
Private for-profit university
Phoenix, AZ
85,991 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

22 University of Phoenix bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($98,826), and Behavioral Sciences the least ($38,087). The median program pays $54,694. University of Phoenix also has 7 associate's programs and 6 certificate programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$9,552Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$13,520Per year

Graduation rate21%Within 6 years

All 22 bachelor'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 bachelor's programs across Arizona. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Arizona
1	NursingAbout 603 graduates a year	$98,826	$109,867	$27,235	1st of 8
2	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 1 graduates a year	$83,476	$66,235	$44,225	1st of 2
3	Computer ProgrammingAbout 2 graduates a year	$74,151	$77,496	$49,211	1st of 3
4	FinanceAbout 1 graduates a year	$70,963	$67,238	$48,469	1st of 6
5	Computer NetworkingAbout 1 graduates a year	$65,474	$68,866	$39,645	1st of 1
6	MarketingAbout 5 graduates a year	$63,570	$58,812	$45,070	1st of 6
7	Public AdministrationAbout 56 graduates a year	$61,790	$68,415	$45,656	2nd of 3
8	Information TechnologyAbout 5 graduates a year	$60,401	$69,636	$46,262	2nd of 2
9	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 882 graduates a year	$59,291	$82,540	$41,693	3rd of 5
10	Business AdministrationAbout 5,923 graduates a year	$58,268	$63,179	$42,386	3rd of 10
11	Human ResourcesAbout 2 graduates a year	$57,983	$58,963	$50,470	1st of 3
12	AccountingAbout 588 graduates a year	$51,405	$58,358	$47,435	5th of 7
13	Criminal JusticeAbout 629 graduates a year	$47,987	$50,328	$46,989	1st of 6
14	CommunicationsAbout 195 graduates a year	$47,919	$53,606	$45,000	2nd of 6
15	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 130 graduates a year	$44,590	$52,075	$44,087	1st of 5
16	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 1,399 graduates a year	$44,580	$46,659	$51,958	4th of 6
17	Teacher EducationAbout 253 graduates a year	$41,281	$47,043	$43,822	4th of 7
18	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 441 graduates a year	$41,118	Not reported	$40,687	1st of 1
19	Human ServicesAbout 52 graduates a year	$39,554	$46,004	$50,140	1st of 2
20	Community Organization and AdvocacyAbout 328 graduates a year	$39,269	Not reported	$50,765	2nd of 3
21	EnglishAbout 94 graduates a year	$38,163	$42,784	$45,880	1st of 5
22	Behavioral SciencesAbout 69 graduates a year	$38,087	$43,712	$49,770	1st of 2

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

All 7 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	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Arizona
1	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 469 graduates a year	$48,236	$52,277	$23,849	1st of 1
2	Business AdministrationAbout 1,696 graduates a year	$43,227	$50,637	$25,250	2nd of 4
3	Criminal JusticeAbout 482 graduates a year	$41,153	$42,054	$25,245	2nd of 4
4	Human ServicesAbout 7 graduates a year	$40,894	$34,502	$26,563	1st of 1
5	AccountingAbout 11 graduates a year	$38,794	$43,927	$24,793	1st of 2
6	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 16 graduates a year	$32,877	$35,500	$27,921	6th of 7
7	Behavioral SciencesAbout 8 graduates a year	$29,877	$34,130	$27,515	1st of 1

2 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 6 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	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Arizona
1	MarketingAbout 200 graduates a year	$63,549	Not reported	$22,060	1st of 3
2	Computer ProgrammingAbout 110 graduates a year	$60,496	$90,303	$14,431	1st of 1
3	Information TechnologyAbout 439 graduates a year	$50,255	$58,644	$12,812	1st of 1
4	Business AdministrationAbout 1,282 graduates a year	$48,528	$70,487	$12,928	1st of 3
5	Human ResourcesAbout 801 graduates a year	$46,304	$69,835	$12,785	1st of 2
6	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 1,180 graduates a year	$28,201	$37,864	$12,125	8th of 8

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$98,826
Software and Media Applications$83,476
Computer Programming$74,151
Finance$70,963
Computer Networking$65,474

Lowest median debt

Nursing$27,235
Computer Networking$39,645
Clinical and Counseling Psychology$40,687
Computer and Information Science$41,693
Business Administration$42,386

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 5,923 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 1,399 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 882 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 629 graduates a year
NursingAbout 603 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $98,826 in their first year, the most of 22 University of Phoenix bachelor's programs that report pay.

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