Arizona contains twelve schools that offer finance programs. Northern Arizona University, the highest-ranking finance school in AZ, has a total student population of 23,597 and is the 225th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 12 finance schools in Arizona, only 7 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 Phoenix College as the lowest recorded at only $8,058/yr.
Finance students from Arizona schools who go on to become financial managers, finance analysts, financial planners, corporate finance consultants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 495,180 people working as financial managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $113,730. Also, Budget analysts make on average $69,240 per year and there are about 60,970 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Arizona alone, there are 920 employed budget analysts earning an average yearly salary of $63,540. Financial managers in this state earn $94,160/yr and there are 6,990 employed.
Also, within the finance schools in Arizona, the average student population is 7,131 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from finance, 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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