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Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Arizona
Arizona registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | Public, 2-year | $78,359 | 50 |
| 2 | Carrington College | Phoenix | For-profit, 2-year | $76,515 | 216 |
| 3 | Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public, 4-year | $75,418 | 181 |
| 4 | Yavapai College | Prescott | Public, 4-year | $74,560 | 59 |
| 5 | GateWay Community College | Phoenix | Public, 4-year | $74,062 | 159 |
| 6 | Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public, 2-year | $73,774 | 102 |
| 7 | Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | Public, 4-year | $73,683 | 85 |
| 8 | Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public, 4-year | $73,639 | 127 |
| 9 | Pima Community College | Tucson | Public, 2-year | $73,629 | 187 |
| 10 | Pima Medical Institute | Tucson | For-profit, 4-year | $73,509 | 124 |
| 11 | Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public, 4-year | $72,843 | 94 |
| 12 | Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Public, 4-year | $71,136 | 54 |
| 13 | Northland Pioneer College | Holbrook | Public, 4-year | $71,105 | 41 |
| 14 | Central Arizona College | Coolidge | Public, 2-year | $70,026 | 35 |
| 15 | Cochise County Community College District | Sierra Vista | Public, 4-year | $69,412 | 34 |
| 16 | Chandler-Gilbert Community College | Chandler | Public, 2-year | $67,572 | 68 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.