Arizona contains 31 schools that offer CPA programs. Northern Arizona University, the highest-ranking CPA school in AZ, has a total student population of 23,597 and is the 225th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 31 CPA schools in Arizona, only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, DeVry University-Arizona comes out as the most expensive ($27,941/yr), with Pima Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,259/yr.
CPA students from Arizona schools who go on to become certified public accountants, accountants, finance accountants, tax accountants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,106,980 people working as accountants and auditors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $67,430. Also, Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents make on average $53,800 per year and there are about 69,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Arizona alone, there are 700 employed tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents earning an average yearly salary of $52,690. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $58,500/yr and there are 23,110 employed.
Also, within the CPA schools in Arizona, the average student population is 7,131 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from CPA, 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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