2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Arizona to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Arizona
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Our 2023 rankings named Estrella Mountain Community College the best value school in Arizona for trade school students working on their degree. Located in Avondale, Arizona, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,334 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Estrella Mountain Community College are $7,854 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend GateWay Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the small public school awarded 1,852 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
GateWay Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Chandler-Gilbert Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Arizona. This fairly large public school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 2,760 degrees in 2021-2022.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Arizona College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona list. Located in Thatcher, Arizona, the small public school handed out 1,027 degrees in 2021-2022.
Eastern Arizona College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,192 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Central Arizona College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Arizona. Pinal County Community College is located in Coolidge, Arizona and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,048 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Pinal County Community College are $3,000 a year.
Pinal County Community College also made our Best Trade Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #5.
Phoenix College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 2,079 students in 2021-2022.
Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
Mohave Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona list. Located in Kingman, Arizona, the small public school handed out 918 degrees in 2021-2022.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,996 in tuition and fees each year.
Mesa Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona ranking. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,788 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Mesa Community College are $7,854 a year.
Northland Pioneer College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona ranking. Holbrook, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 574 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NPC are $9,851 a year.
Cochise County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #10 on the list. Cochise College is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,972 degrees to qualified students.
Cochise College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year.
Pima Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, the fairly large public school handed out 4,307 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,614 a year.
Glendale Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 3,353 degrees in 2021-2022.
Glendale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,854 in tuition and fees each year.
Yavapai College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 1,966 degrees in 2021-2022.
Yavapai College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,340 in tuition and fees each year.
Arizona Western College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,601 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AWC are $9,570 per year.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona ranking. This large private for-profit school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 26,013 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year.
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona ranking. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14,649 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,358 a year.
ASU - Skysong also took the #3 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Arizona rankings.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 20,988 students in 2021-2022.
ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $30,592 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ASU - Tempe is ranked #4 for overall quality in Arizona.
University of Arizona landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. University of Arizona is a large public school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 11,858 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $37,355 a year.
Grand Canyon University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the large private for-profit school handed out 29,319 degrees in 2021-2022.
Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,205 in tuition and fees each year.
Grand Canyon University also made our Best Trade Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #2.
American InterContinental University - Online landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This fairly large private for-profit school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 4,536 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at AIU Online are $12,422 a year.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Arizona list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Prescott, Arizona, and it awarded 555 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Prescott are $40,464 per year.
Embry-Riddle Prescott also took the #1 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Arizona rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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