College Costs in Arizona

The 2023 Directory of Arizona Colleges and Prices

Arizona Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2022

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 47 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.

Explore Arizona Colleges

School Tuition Rating Value
American Indian College of the Assemblies of God Inc

Phoenix, Arizona

$11,700 NA NA
Arizona Christian University

Phoenix, Arizona

$28,874 27 NA
Arizona College of Allied Health

Glendale, Arizona

$21,786 NA NA
Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona

$10,710 61 81
Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona

$2,700 NA NA
Brown Mackie College Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

$11,772 NA NA
Brown Mackie College Tucson

Tucson, Arizona

$12,888 NA NA
Central Arizona College

Coolidge, Arizona

$2,580 NA NA
Chamberlain College of Nursing Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

$19,062 NA NA
Chandler/Gilbert Community College

Chandler, Arizona

$2,040 NA NA
Cochise College

Douglas, Arizona

$2,184 NA NA
Coconino Community College

Flagstaff, Arizona

$3,254 NA NA
College America Flagstaff

Flagstaff, Arizona

$16,600 NA NA
CollegeAmerica Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

$16,600 NA NA
Collins College

Phoenix, Arizona

$14,880 NA NA
DeVry University Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

$15,835 NA NA
Dine College

Tsaile, Arizona

$1,320 NA NA
Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, Arizona

$2,160 NA NA
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott

Prescott, Arizona

$37,512 66 35
Estrella Mountain Community College

Avondale, Arizona

$2,040 NA NA