Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Arizona
35 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 19 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $47,260 at GateWay Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Arizona earn a median of $76,700 a year across 2,000 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (27 grads) | 124 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (37 grads) | 3 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe | Associate's degree | $12,250 | $37,568 (16 grads) | 340 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $33,565 (67 grads) | 705 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Undergraduate certificate | $8,101 | $30,277 (80 grads) | 220 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $28,019 (17 grads) | 286 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Associate's degree | $6,856 | $28,010 (542 grads) | 887 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Associate's degree | $8,723 | $27,343 (37 grads) | 178 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $26,643 (79 grads) | 366 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Associate's degree | $7,419 | $25,580 (69 grads) | 604 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Associate's degree | $11,892 | $25,580 (44 grads) | 78 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Associate's degree | $6,000 | $25,194 (60 grads) | 504 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | $6,176 | $24,351 (60 grads) | 633 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $24,035 (21 grads) | 211 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Undergraduate certificate | $8,500 | $23,340 (23 grads) | 214 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (35 grads) | 348 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | $9,702 | $19,227 (50 grads) | 151 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (27 grads) | 215 |
| Dine College Tsaile | Associate's degree | — | $17,396 (15 grads) | 4 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Associate's degree | $9,310 | not published | 231 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Undergraduate certificate | $8,172 | not published | 226 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Associate's degree | — | not published | 56 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Undergraduate certificate | $8,750 | not published | 416 |
| Arizona Christian University Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 566 |
| Community Christian College Quartzsite | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 265 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1,223 |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 229 |
| Tohono O'odham Community College Sells | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.