Phoenix, AZ (population: 1,635,783) has three christian schools within its city limits. Grand Canyon University, the highest ranked school in the city with a christian program, has a total student population of 34,205. It is the 2749th highest ranked school in the USA and the 34th highest in the state of Arizona (#1 is Northern Arizona University).
Christian students from Phoenix schools who go on to become pastors, ministers, priests, christian faith workers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,140 people working as religious workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $33,160. Also, Community and social services employees make on average $42,750 per year and there are about 1,891,320 of them employed in the US today.
Phoenix lies in Maricopa county, which is one of the 15 counties in Arizona. Overall, the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale area has 1,763,410 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $20/hr average worker wage, and a $41,930 average annual salary.
Of the 3 christian schools in Phoenix, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Grand Canyon University comes out as the most expensive ($23,629/yr) for christian students, with Southwestern College as the lowest, reported at only $16,933/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Phoenix |
| Glendale | AZ | 255,662 | 10 | 18.0628 | 241 | 8.0 miles |
| Tempe | AZ | 181,658 | 9 | 21.5079 | 137 | 13.1 miles |
| Peoria | AZ | 168,424 | 5 | 16.2489 | 161 | 14.3 miles |
| Scottsdale | AZ | 241,464 | 7 | 18.4016 | 124 | 15.5 miles |
| Avondale | AZ | 89,387 | 5 | 24.8339 | 71 | 16.6 miles |
| Chandler | AZ | 258,122 | 5 | 22.1433 | 88 | 20.2 miles |
| Mesa | AZ | 474,115 | 6 | 20.6791 | 210 | 20.8 miles |
| Gilbert | AZ | 243,090 | 0 | - | 0 | 23.0 miles |
| Surprise | AZ | 104,876 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.5 miles |
| Buckeye | AZ | 61,572 | 0 | - | 0 | 30.8 miles |
| Maricopa | AZ | 53,723 | 0 | - | 0 | 33.2 miles |
| Casa Grande | AZ | 47,388 | 1 | 16.7022 | 3 | 48.8 miles |
| Prescott | AZ | 44,035 | 4 | 31.39 | 279 | 75.2 miles |
| Prescott Valley | AZ | 41,046 | 1 | 8.12951 | 6 | 75.4 miles |