Tucson, AZ (population: 551,067) has ten adult education schools within a 500-mile radius of its city center. Prescott College, the highest ranked school in this group with an adult education program, has a total student population of 1,119. It is the 521st highest ranked school in the USA and the 2nd highest in the state of Arizona (#1 is Northern Arizona University). To learn more about adult education programs in Tucson, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of adult education professors at Prescott College such as John Farmer.
Adult Education students from Tucson schools who go on to become adult education teachers, economics professors, teachers, educators, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 56,880 people working as education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $62,160. Also, Education administrators make on average $95,340 per year and there are about 105,900 of them employed in the US today.
Tucson lies in Pima county, which is one of the 15 counties in Arizona. Overall, the Tucson area has 362,000 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $40,870 average annual salary.
Of the 10 adult education schools with a 500-mile radius of Tucson, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Southern California Campus comes out as the most expensive ($26,492/yr) for adult education students, with University of Nevada-Las Vegas as the lowest, reported at only $8,166/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Tucson |
| Sierra Vista | AZ | 44,234 | 0 | - | 0 | 55.0 miles |
| Casa Grande | AZ | 47,388 | 1 | 16.7022 | 3 | 68.8 miles |
| Maricopa | AZ | 53,723 | 0 | - | 0 | 90.0 miles |
| Gilbert | AZ | 243,090 | 0 | - | 0 | 93.1 miles |
| Chandler | AZ | 258,122 | 5 | 22.1433 | 88 | 95.1 miles |
| Mesa | AZ | 474,115 | 6 | 20.6791 | 210 | 97.8 miles |