Program Payoff

Trade and allied-health programs in Arizona

226 programs across 2,462 offerings at Arizona colleges, at certificate or associate level.

ProgramSchoolsReporting earningsBest reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations530$82,440
Health and Medical Administrative Services510$36,668
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services500$50,272
Criminal Justice and Corrections450$49,937
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods440$23,649
Accounting and Related Services410$35,060
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management410$44,305
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions400$57,168
Computer and Information Sciences, General380$39,456
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians360$54,192
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities350$47,260
Computer Programming330$63,005
Computer Software and Media Applications330$61,020
Business/Commerce, General320$30,870
Design and Applied Arts320$30,771
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications300$42,884
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services290$22,871
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness290$27,407
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services280$34,348
Fine and Studio Arts280$29,685
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants270$41,823
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions260$63,402
Fire Protection260$40,605
Precision Metal Working260$39,729
Culinary Arts and Related Services250$29,685
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing250$65,517
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies240
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies240$27,514
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions230$49,436
Human Resources Management and Services230$50,231
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services230$29,685
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft220
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers220
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations220
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)210$25,856
Legal Support Services210$38,289
Music210
Computer Systems Analysis200
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians200
Marketing200
Public Health200$20,140
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection190$30,409
Communication and Media Studies190
Geography and Cartography190
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services190
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians180$22,955
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions180$17,717
Security Science and Technology180
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management170
Biology, General170
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians170$38,289
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services170
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics170
Social Work170
Visual and Performing Arts, General170$18,771
Anthropology160
Chemistry160
Engineering, General160
Film/Video and Photographic Arts160$28,816
Food Science and Technology160
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences160
Graphic Communications160
History150
Hospitality Administration/Management150$28,598
Mathematics150
Political Science and Government150
Sociology150
Computer Science140
Finance and Financial Management Services140
Natural Resources Conservation and Research140
Physics140
Psychology, General140
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians130$40,896
Journalism130
Non-Professional Legal Studies130
Philosophy130
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication130
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians130$33,459
Carpenters120
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services120
Economics120
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians120$34,196
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General120
Homeland Security120
Agricultural Production Operations110
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology110
Dance110
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications110
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians110
Insurance110
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services110
Literature110
Natural Sciences110
Physical Sciences, General110
Religion/Religious Studies110
Sustainability Studies110
Astronomy and Astrophysics100
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology100
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics100
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians100$39,784
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians100
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods100
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services100
Ground Transportation90$42,682
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other90
Air Transportation80$31,839
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies80$19,144
Behavioral Sciences70$25,608
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other70
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians70$38,000
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management70
Public Administration70
Real Estate70
Social Sciences, General70$23,351
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas70
Teaching Assistants/Aides70$20,082
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services60
Bible/Biblical Studies60
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians60
Construction Trades, General60
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services60$25,967
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other60
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication60
Agricultural Business and Management50
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services50
Area Studies50
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians50
Education, General50
Education, Other50
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General50
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians50$48,823
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations50
American Sign Language40
English Language and Literature, General40
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations40
Human Services, General40$45,696
Information Science/Studies40
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations40$46,087
International Business40
Mason/Masonry40
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies40
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians40
Special Education and Teaching40
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language40
Woodworking40
Agriculture, General30
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems30$21,166
Animal Sciences30
Biotechnology30
Educational Administration and Supervision30
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy30
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs30
International/Globalization Studies30
Management Information Systems and Services30
Manufacturing Engineering30
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other30$51,273
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering30
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General30
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions30$38,122
Plant Sciences30
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management30
Applied Mathematics20
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education20
Biological and Physical Sciences20
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology20
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians20
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other20
Communications Technologies/Technicians20
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other20
Data Analytics20
Data Processing20$33,938
Educational/Instructional Media Design20
Energy and Biologically Based Therapies20
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians20
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services20
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General20
Forestry20
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science20$30,305
History and Political Science20
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies20
Leatherworking and Upholstery20
Medieval and Renaissance Studies20
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education20
Nanotechnology20
Social Sciences, Other20$20,140
Systems Engineering20
Zoology/Animal Biology20
Accounting and Computer Science10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences10
Agricultural Mechanization10
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other10
Apparel and Textiles10
Archeology10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians10
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other10
Business/Managerial Economics10
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences10
Civil Engineering10
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics10
Cognitive Science10
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art10
Construction Engineering10
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician10
Construction Management10
Curriculum and Instruction10
Data Science10
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology10
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering10
Energy Systems Engineering10
Engineering Science10
Engineering, Other10
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other10
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities10
Human Computer Interaction10
Legal Professions and Studies, Other10
Marine Transportation10
Mathematics and Computer Science10
Mathematics and Statistics, Other10
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians10
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics10
Military Applied Sciences10
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology10
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians10
Outdoor Education10
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics10
Taxation10

"Best reported" is the highest published median earnings two years out among the schools in Arizona teaching that program. A dash means the U.S. Department of Education publishes no earnings for any of them — which is common, and says nothing about the programs themselves.