College Costs in Arizona

How much does it cost to attend college in Arizona?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Arizona was $9,771 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $5,359 lower than the U.S. average and ranks Arizona cheaper than average as the 42nd most expensive and 11th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $1,102 from the 2019-2020 average of $8,669 and represents a 12.71% annual increase. The list of Arizona colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 48 colleges and universities in Arizona, the most popular being University of Phoenix Online Campus with 252,238 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $9,467. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott is the most expensive in Arizona with an in-state tuition of $37,512.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Arizona colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Arizona or cheap Arizona colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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