Tucson, AZ (population: 551,067) has three event management schools within a 500-mile radius of its city center. Arizona State University, the highest ranked school in this group with an event management program, has a total student population of 68,064. It is the 730th highest ranked school in the USA and one of the highest in the state .
Event Management students from Tucson schools who go on to become event managers, event planners, management specialists, organizational management specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,116,380 people working as management employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $102,900. Also, Emergency management specialists make on average $56,900 per year and there are about 13,060 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 3 event management schools with a 500-mile radius of Tucson, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona comes out as the most expensive ($10,756/yr) for event management students, with Arizona State University as the lowest, reported at only $9,603/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 |