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Best Trade Programs in Arizona (2026)

Top 100 of 298 programs in Arizona · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Arizona, ranked by overall value. We scored 298 programs across Arizona trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $52,732/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in AZ

298

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$52,732/yr

Avg TSW Score

76/100

#1 Program

Business Administration

Phoenix College

Top Trade Programs in Arizona

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Business Administration Phoenix College · Phoenix, AZ	90 85–92	$56,057/yr	Moderate	119.9x
2	Criminal Justice Yavapai College · Prescott, AZ	90 86–92	$59,511/yr	Resilient	233.6x
3	Practical Nursing GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	87 85–88	$60,620/yr	AI-Proof	248.8x
4	Criminal Justice Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	89 84–90	$53,544/yr	Resilient	224.9x
5	Management Sciences Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	82 76–84	$68,079/yr	Exposed	55.5x
6	Nursing Glendale Community College · Glendale, AZ	90 84–90	$75,418/yr	Moderate	177.5x
7	Nursing GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	90 84–90	$74,062/yr	Moderate	173.8x
8	Nursing Mesa Community College · Mesa, AZ	90 84–90	$73,639/yr	Moderate	169.5x
9	Nursing Mohave Community College · Kingman, AZ	90 84–90	$73,774/yr	Moderate	178.5x
10	Nursing Northland Pioneer College · Holbrook, AZ	89 83–89	$71,105/yr	Moderate	145.4x
11	Nursing Phoenix College · Phoenix, AZ	89 83–90	$72,843/yr	Moderate	165.5x
12	Nursing Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	89 84–90	$73,629/yr	Moderate	166.0x
13	Criminal Justice Rio Salado College · Tempe, AZ	88 84–90	$51,384/yr	Resilient	240.0x
14	Nursing Scottsdale Community College · Scottsdale, AZ	89 84–90	$73,683/yr	Moderate	163.5x
15	Nursing Yavapai College · Prescott, AZ	88 83–89	$74,560/yr	Moderate	133.8x
16	Nursing Paradise Valley Community College · Phoenix, AZ	89 83–90	$71,136/yr	Moderate	167.6x
17	Nursing Estrella Mountain Community College · Avondale, AZ	90 84–90	$78,359/yr	Moderate	168.8x
18	Business Administration University of Phoenix-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	84 75–86	$48,528/yr	Moderate	72.8x
19	Nursing Central Arizona College · Coolidge, AZ	89 83–90	$70,026/yr	Moderate	154.6x
20	Nursing Cochise County Community College District · Sierra Vista, AZ	89 83–90	$69,412/yr	Moderate	171.4x
21	Nursing Eastern Arizona College · Thatcher, AZ	89 83–90	$70,074/yr	Moderate	163.4x
22	Nursing Chandler-Gilbert Community College · Chandler, AZ	89 82–89	$67,572/yr	Moderate	176.3x
23	Nursing Coconino Community College · Flagstaff, AZ	89 82–89	$68,955/yr	Moderate	159.3x
24	International Business Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	82 74–85	$62,330/yr	Exposed	72.1x
25	Practical Nursing Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	84 81–85	$47,205/yr	AI-Proof	298.7x
26	Business Administration GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	88 82–90	$42,264/yr	Moderate	178.2x
27	Finance Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	79 70–83	$54,047/yr	Exposed	71.6x
28	Criminal Justice Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	81 77–83	$42,096/yr	Resilient	102.5x
29	Vehicle Repair Technology Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	77 76–77	$52,673/yr	AI-Proof	109.6x
30	Teacher Education Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	72 71–74	$48,807/yr	Moderate	39.5x
31	Nursing Carrington College-Phoenix North · Phoenix, AZ	74 67–74	$76,515/yr	Moderate	—
32	Nursing Carrington College-Mesa · Mesa, AZ	74 67–74	$76,515/yr	Moderate	—
33	Nursing Carrington College-Tucson · Tucson, AZ	74 67–74	$76,515/yr	Moderate	—
34	Business Administration Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	75 71–76	$45,356/yr	Moderate	36.6x
35	Medical Assisting GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	79 76–80	$50,605/yr	Resilient	101.1x
36	Practical Nursing GateWay Community College-Central City · Phoenix, AZ	70 67–70	$60,620/yr	AI-Proof	—
37	Teacher Education Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	70 68–72	$45,247/yr	Moderate	38.6x
38	Nursing Pima Medical Institute-Tucson · Tucson, AZ	73 67–74	$73,509/yr	Moderate	—
39	Nursing Pima Medical Institute-Mesa · Mesa, AZ	73 67–74	$73,509/yr	Moderate	—
40	Ground Transportation HDS Truck Driving Institute · Tucson, AZ	67 66–68	$36,576/yr	AI-Proof	—
41	Practical Nursing East Valley Institute of Technology · Mesa, AZ	69 66–69	$53,918/yr	AI-Proof	—
42	Management Sciences Arizona State University Digital Immersion · Scottsdale, AZ	75 68–77	$68,079/yr	Exposed	—
43	IT Management University of Phoenix-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	76 68–79	$50,255/yr	Exposed	60.4x
44	Allied Health Professions Phoenix College · Phoenix, AZ	81 77–81	$87,436/yr	Resilient	245.8x
45	Precision Metalworking Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	67 66–68	$41,132/yr	AI-Proof	100.9x
46	Health Administration Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	79 73–81	$39,413/yr	Moderate	92.8x
47	Practical Nursing Coconino Community College · Flagstaff, AZ	76 70–76	$36,719/yr	AI-Proof	118.6x
48	Business Administration Brookline College-Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ	72 66–74	$42,749/yr	Moderate	—
49	Vehicle Repair Technology GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	75 73–76	$39,690/yr	AI-Proof	205.7x
50	Medical Assisting Mohave Community College · Kingman, AZ	75 72–76	$41,797/yr	Resilient	84.2x
51	Business Administration Brookline College-Tucson · Tucson, AZ	72 66–74	$42,749/yr	Moderate	—
52	Health Administration Central Arizona College · Coolidge, AZ	75 69–77	$34,706/yr	Moderate	76.1x
53	Allied Health Professions GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	78 74–79	$63,579/yr	Resilient	327.4x
54	Health Administration Phoenix College · Phoenix, AZ	80 73–82	$34,608/yr	Moderate	153.3x
55	Vehicle Repair Technology Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	74 72–75	$37,826/yr	AI-Proof	238.6x
56	Business Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	78 69–80	$31,107/yr	Moderate	111.5x
57	Allied Health Professions Yavapai College · Prescott, AZ	76 73–77	$67,107/yr	Resilient	86.8x
58	Business Administration University of Phoenix-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	70 65–72	$43,227/yr	Moderate	25.5x
59	Medical Assisting Carrington College-Phoenix North · Phoenix, AZ	66 62–67	$53,596/yr	Resilient	—
60	Medical Assisting Carrington College-Mesa · Mesa, AZ	66 62–67	$53,596/yr	Resilient	—
61	Allied Health Professions Central Arizona College · Coolidge, AZ	76 72–76	$60,754/yr	Resilient	134.0x
62	Health Administration GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	80 73–82	$33,379/yr	Moderate	186.5x
63	Dental Assisting Mohave Community College · Kingman, AZ	76 73–77	$66,796/yr	Resilient	155.4x
64	Culinary Arts Arizona Culinary Institute · Scottsdale, AZ	64 62–65	$29,223/yr	AI-Proof	—
65	Human Resources University of Phoenix-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	74 65–77	$46,304/yr	Moderate	72.1x
66	Marketing University of Phoenix-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	73 68–75	$63,549/yr	Exposed	65.5x
67	Allied Health Professions GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	76 71–77	$57,315/yr	Resilient	159.2x
68	Allied Health Professions Mohave Community College · Kingman, AZ	76 72–76	$56,999/yr	Resilient	151.6x
69	Clinical Laboratory Science Phoenix College · Phoenix, AZ	74 70–75	$59,829/yr	Resilient	150.7x
70	Dental Assisting Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	75 72–75	$62,481/yr	Resilient	134.2x
71	Allied Health Professions Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	75 71–76	$57,131/yr	Resilient	134.5x
72	Dental Assisting Mesa Community College · Mesa, AZ	74 70–74	$56,024/yr	Resilient	135.0x
73	Health Administration Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	77 70–79	$30,399/yr	Moderate	145.3x
74	Accounting Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	73 67–76	$37,358/yr	Exposed	67.4x
75	Criminal Justice University of Phoenix-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	65 62–67	$41,153/yr	Resilient	21.0x
76	Health Administration Brookline College-Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ	66 59–68	$37,061/yr	Moderate	—
77	Vehicle Repair Technology Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc-Motorcycle Mechanics Institute Division · Avondale, AZ	59 57–59	$40,213/yr	AI-Proof	—
78	Hospitality Management Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	66 57–69	$34,908/yr	Moderate	41.4x
79	Teacher Education Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	65 63–66	$27,679/yr	Moderate	60.6x
80	Health Administration Pima Medical Institute-Tucson · Tucson, AZ	66 60–69	$38,456/yr	Moderate	—
81	Medical Assisting Pima Medical Institute-Tucson · Tucson, AZ	63 59–64	$44,175/yr	Resilient	—
82	Vehicle Repair Technology Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc · Avondale, AZ	59 57–60	$41,147/yr	AI-Proof	—
83	Vehicle Repair Technology Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc · Avondale, AZ	58 56–59	$39,458/yr	AI-Proof	—
84	Allied Health Professions Yavapai College · Prescott, AZ	73 70–74	$45,773/yr	Resilient	129.5x
85	Vehicle Repair Technology GateWay Community College-Central City · Phoenix, AZ	58 57–59	$39,690/yr	AI-Proof	—
86	Medical Assisting Pima Medical Institute-Mesa · Mesa, AZ	63 59–64	$44,175/yr	Resilient	—
87	Health Administration Brookline College-Tempe · Tempe, AZ	66 59–68	$37,061/yr	Moderate	—
88	Health Administration Brookline College-Tucson · Tucson, AZ	66 59–68	$37,061/yr	Moderate	—
89	Business DeVry University-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	66 61–68	$43,716/yr	Moderate	11.5x
90	Computer Science University of Phoenix-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	67 59–69	$48,236/yr	Exposed	26.4x
91	Precision Systems Repair Sonoran Desert Institute · Tempe, AZ	58 58–58	$58,977/yr	AI-Proof	47.1x
92	Political Science and Government Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	65 62–68	$52,771/yr	Exposed	42.8x
93	Allied Health Professions Arizona Western College · Yuma, AZ	67 64–68	$44,895/yr	Resilient	73.3x
94	Medical Assisting GateWay Community College · Phoenix, AZ	71 68–72	$31,636/yr	Resilient	133.2x
95	Computer Programming University of Phoenix-Arizona · Phoenix, AZ	74 61–78	$60,496/yr	Exposed	93.5x
96	Criminal Justice Brookline College-Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ	62 57–63	$31,295/yr	Resilient	—
97	Allied Health Professions Mesa Community College · Mesa, AZ	73 69–74	$43,174/yr	Resilient	244.9x
98	Human Resources Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	65 61–67	$45,055/yr	Moderate	34.6x
99	Mental Health Services Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	68 65–68	$36,004/yr	Resilient	68.0x
100	Business Operations Support Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ	70 64–74	$27,705/yr	Exposed	115.9x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Arizona schools, drawn from 298 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Arizona?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Business Administration at Phoenix College ranks #1 in Arizona with a score of 90/100 and graduate earnings of $56,057/yr.

How many trade programs are in Arizona?

Our database includes 298 trade programs across Arizona schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.