Arizona contains eighteen schools that offer automotive and mechanics programs. University of Arizona, the highest-ranking automotive and mechanics school in AZ, has a total student population of 38,767 and is the 834th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 18 automotive and mechanics schools in Arizona, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc comes out as the most expensive ($61,320/yr), with Pima Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,259/yr.
Automotive and Mechanics students from Arizona schools who go on to become automotive mechanics, automotive engineers, automotive technicians, mechanics, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 606,990 people working as automotive service technicians and mechanics alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $37,880. Also, Automotive body and related repairers make on average $41,020 per year and there are about 133,290 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Arizona alone, there are 2,100 employed automotive body and related repairers earning an average yearly salary of $41,430. Automotive service technicians and mechanics in this state earn $38,010/yr and there are 12,210 employed.
Also, within the automotive and mechanics schools in Arizona, the average student population is 7,131 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from automotive and mechanics, there are 3266 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,667 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,108, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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