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

About This Ranking

What we ranked

Best Trades in Arizona ranks 100 programs across the United States by the TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings, return on investment, and job-market demand into a single 0-100 metric.

Data sources

Earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which tracks graduate income one and five years after program completion. Job-market projections use Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 employment data.

How to read the table

Use the sort controls below the headline to re-rank by earnings, ROI, or other metrics. Click any school name for full earnings projections, three-scenario modeling, and detailed program data. Most students attend a school within driving distance — local rankings are usually more actionable than national.

Caveats & limitations

Rankings reflect what the data can measure: post-graduation earnings, debt levels, and broad labor-market trends. They cannot capture program quality nuances like instructor expertise, hands-on equipment access, or industry connections. Treat rankings as a starting point — visit schools and talk to current students before committing.

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, 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). Last updated 2025.