Ashford University

San Diego, CA · Private for-profit · 23,734 students · Visit Website

Ashford University, now known as the University of Arizona Global Campus, is primarily an online institution focused on providing flexible higher education for working adults. The school offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in various fields like psychology, business, and education. Students can pursue academic certification quickly with accelerated online courses, which may be beneficial for career advancement.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$25,553/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

50/100

Tuition

$13,160/yr

All Programs at Ashford University

1 trade program at Ashford University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
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50 $25,553/yr $24,750 9.9x High Very Large
412 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Ashford University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.