Top colleges in Arizona by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Arizona with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Chamberlain University-Arizona leads this list at $263,184 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Chamberlain University-Arizona
10 Yr. ROI
$263,184
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
10 Yr. ROI
$258,790
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
10 Yr. ROI
$243,290
Top 18 Top colleges in Arizona by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Arizona | AZ | Private for-profit | 693 | $263,184 | Grad 40.0% · Net $41,882 |
| 2 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | Public | 53,782 | $258,790 | Grad — · Net $11,594 |
| 3 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | Public | 64,674 | $243,290 | Grad 67.2% · Net $14,694 |
| 4 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | AZ | Private nonprofit | 3,218 | $218,012 | Grad 69.0% · Net $38,102 |
| 5 | University of Arizona | AZ | Public | 42,537 | $216,172 | Grad 70.9% · Net $17,125 |
| 6 | Northern Arizona University | AZ | Public | 22,903 | $194,903 | Grad 58.5% · Net $17,265 |
| 7 | Crestpoint University | AZ | Private for-profit | 385 | $162,272 | Grad 36.3% · Net $9,975 |
| 8 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | Private nonprofit | 73,371 | $156,299 | Grad 54.2% · Net $21,509 |
| 9 | Aspen University | AZ | Private for-profit | 1,466 | $153,456 | Grad 9.3% · Net $12,698 |
| 10 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | AZ | Private for-profit | 85,991 | $146,284 | Grad 20.7% · Net $13,916 |
| 11 | American InterContinental University System | AZ | Private for-profit | 7,111 | $100,381 | Grad 9.8% · Net $16,125 |
| 12 | Ottawa University-Surprise | AZ | Private nonprofit | 836 | $99,200 | Grad 23.8% · Net $36,118 |
| 13 | Prescott College | AZ | Private nonprofit | 219 | $95,654 | Grad 33.3% · Net $24,724 |
| 14 | Arizona Christian University | AZ | Private nonprofit | 1,165 | $70,801 | Grad 33.9% · Net $36,720 |
| 15 | Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson | AZ | Private for-profit | 562 | $64,514 | Grad — · Net $27,016 |
| 16 | The University of Arizona Global Campus | AZ | Public | 20,152 | $53,402 | Grad 11.9% · Net $28,679 |
| 17 | Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe | AZ | Private for-profit | 1,202 | $37,538 | Grad 83.3% · Net $32,411 |
| 18 | Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix | AZ | Private for-profit | 1,229 | $26,448 | Grad — · Net $34,629 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 18 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.