Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Arizona
25 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 20 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $65,517 at Paradise Valley Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
Registered Nurses in Arizona earn a median of $99,500 a year across 73,150 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $128,850 | 11,840 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $134,420 | 7,220 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $78,980 | 1,930 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $248,660 | 310 |
| Nurse Midwives | $140,960 | 80 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | $6,781 | $65,517 (20 grads) | 105 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Associate's degree | $21,000 | $65,170 (40 grads) | 30 |
| Carrington College-Mesa Mesa | Associate's degree | $32,311 | $64,281 (136 grads) | 52 |
| Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix | Associate's degree | $32,311 | $64,281 (136 grads) | 60 |
| Carrington College-Tucson Tucson | Associate's degree | $32,311 | $64,281 (136 grads) | 39 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Associate's degree | — | $64,196 (33 grads) | 65 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Associate's degree | $14,000 | $62,632 (48 grads) | 116 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Associate's degree | — | $61,144 (45 grads) | 71 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Mesa Mesa | Associate's degree | $27,552 | $60,933 (125 grads) | 66 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Tucson Tucson | Associate's degree | $27,552 | $60,933 (125 grads) | 43 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Associate's degree | $8,447 | $60,623 (29 grads) | 65 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Associate's degree | $12,125 | $60,606 (168 grads) | 184 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | $6,696 | $60,025 (54 grads) | 179 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Associate's degree | $19,682 | $59,180 (78 grads) | 87 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $58,673 (40 grads) | 105 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | $7,328 | $57,995 (129 grads) | 226 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Associate's degree | $6,937 | $57,811 (55 grads) | 120 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | — | $57,047 (61 grads) | 96 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Associate's degree | $6,606 | $55,964 (56 grads) | 197 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Associate's degree | $7,449 | $55,512 (42 grads) | 84 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Associate's degree | $13,829 | not published | 46 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Associate's degree | — | not published | 38 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.