Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona. 118 certificate and associate programs, public. 118 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Arizona.
| Program | Credential | Median debt | Graduates earn | The occupation pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Associate's degree | $8,125 | $52,941 (16) | $49,000 Dental Assistants |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate certificate | — | $41,884 (57) | $38,290 Security Guards |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (16) | $99,050 Project Management Specialists |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's degree | $12,250 | $37,568 (16) | $76,700 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,348 (49) | $45,690 Customer Service Representatives |
| Data Processing | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,938 (11) | $105,240 Computer Occupations, All Other |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's degree | — | $30,047 (19) | $61,630 Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $79,970 Accountants and Auditors |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $79,970 Accountants and Auditors |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $99,000 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Air Transportation | Associate's degree | — | not published | $61,780 Flight Attendants |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $89,200 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
| Anthropology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,870 Managers, All Other |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $124,920 Natural Sciences Managers |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $124,920 Natural Sciences Managers |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $116,820 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
| Biology, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $94,800 General and Operations Managers |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's degree | — | not published | $94,800 General and Operations Managers |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $45,690 Customer Service Representatives |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Business/Commerce, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $94,800 General and Operations Managers |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $94,800 General and Operations Managers |
| Carpenters | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $78,550 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Chemistry | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $99,000 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's degree | — | not published | $66,710 Public Relations Specialists |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $129,690 Software Developers |
| Computer Programming | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,690 Software Developers |
| Computer Science | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,690 Software Developers |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $129,690 Software Developers |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,690 Software Developers |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $103,530 Computer Systems Analysts |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Associate's degree | — | not published | $103,530 Computer Systems Analysts |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $129,690 Software Developers |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,690 Software Developers |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $99,050 Project Management Specialists |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's degree | — | not published | $38,290 Security Guards |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $38,670 Cooks, Restaurant |
| Dance | Associate's degree | — | not published | $72,060 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $43,200 Data Entry Keyers |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $49,000 Dental Assistants |
| Design and Applied Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $58,510 Graphic Designers |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Associate's degree | — | not published | $67,320 Producers and Directors |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Economics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Education, Other | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $78,520 Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Associate's degree | — | not published | $97,480 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $62,620 Instructional Coordinators |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Associate's degree | — | not published | $62,620 Instructional Coordinators |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $78,550 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Associate's degree | — | not published | $78,550 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $49,990 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other |
| Engineering, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $167,480 Architectural and Engineering Managers |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $94,800 General and Operations Managers |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Associate's degree | — | not published | $50,150 Interpreters and Translators |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $94,800 General and Operations Managers |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Food Science and Technology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $40,550 Food Batchmakers |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $40,550 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $40,550 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
| Geography and Cartography | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,870 Managers, All Other |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Associate's degree | — | not published | $124,920 Natural Sciences Managers |
| Graphic Communications | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $43,200 Data Entry Keyers |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $64,250 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $64,250 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
| History | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $129,870 Managers, All Other |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $36,300 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $36,300 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $71,390 Human Resources Specialists |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $71,390 Human Resources Specialists |
| Human Services, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $40,730 Social and Human Service Assistants |
| Insurance | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $65,110 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
| Insurance | Associate's degree | — | not published | $65,110 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
| Journalism | Associate's degree | — | not published | $36,970 Photographers |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $61,630 Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Literature | Associate's degree | — | not published | $76,990 English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $94,800 General and Operations Managers |
| Mathematics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $45,640 Psychiatric Technicians |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's degree | — | not published | $45,640 Psychiatric Technicians |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Music | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Nanotechnology | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $102,280 Engineers, All Other |
| Nanotechnology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $102,280 Engineers, All Other |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $74,920 Compliance Officers |
| Natural Sciences | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $76,700 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Associate's degree | — | not published | $61,630 Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
| Philosophy | Associate's degree | — | not published | $124,920 Natural Sciences Managers |
| Physical Sciences, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Physics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $78,550 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Political Science and Government | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $55,600 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Psychology, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,870 Managers, All Other |
| Public Administration | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $94,800 General and Operations Managers |
| Public Health | Associate's degree | — | not published | $74,920 Compliance Officers |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,870 Managers, All Other |
| Real Estate | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $63,740 Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Associate's degree | — | not published | $78,940 Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $76,700 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Associate's degree | — | not published | $76,700 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,360 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Social Work | Associate's degree | — | not published | $50,150 Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
| Sociology | Associate's degree | — | not published | $129,870 Managers, All Other |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Associate's degree | — | not published | $47,980 Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors |
| Sustainability Studies | Associate's degree | — | not published | $76,700 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $56,590 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's degree | — | not published | $56,590 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $49,570 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $58,510 Graphic Designers |
| Woodworking | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $45,580 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.