+14%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Arizona rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($37.3k → $42.3k).
Arizona · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Arizona
Tucson, Arizona. 40,769 undergraduate students. 439 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Arizona
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Arizona fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.6% → 0.0%).
+16%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Arizona rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 (36.6k → 42.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arizona
Each tile compares this institution to the Arizona median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$59,979+26% · 6→10y
Arizona median $39,817$47,665
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry65.9%+31% · '97→'24
Arizona median 43.0%$13,750+88% · '97→'20
At program completion40,769+69% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS87.7%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time85.7%+2% · '01→'24
latest cohort$13,626+493% · '00→'24
out-of-state $41,095SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.1%Median federal debt $13,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $59,979 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+31%
Arizona · completion · 150% rose
51.7% → 67.5%
+152%
Arizona · completion · 100% rose
19.8% → 49.9%
+69%
Arizona · undergrad enrollment rose
25,158 → 42,537
+493%
Arizona · in-state tuition rose
$2,348 → $13,926
+331%
Arizona · out-of-state tuition rose
$9,804 → $42,278
+88%
Arizona · median debt rose
$10,459 → $19,620
-100%
Arizona · cohort default rate fell
6.0% → 0.0%
+20%
Arizona · pell share rose
21.3% → 25.7%
+27%
Arizona · earnings_median_10yr rose
$47,100 → $59,979
+29%
Arizona · earnings_median_8yr rose
$43,500 → $55,966
+28%
Arizona · earnings_median_6yr rose
$37,200 → $47,665
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Medicine.$172,567Physics.$165,099Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$143,107Chemistry.$132,367Physics.$131,926Business Administration, Management and Operations.$129,743Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$123,395Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$122,163Computer Science.$115,435Computer and Information Sciences, General.$111,198Finance and Financial Management Services.$106,340Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$105,242Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$104,234Systems Engineering.$103,877Business/Managerial Economics.$103,583Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.$103,537Mining and Mineral Engineering.$102,825Materials Sciences.$99,030Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$98,396Law.$98,007Accounting and Related Services.$95,731Chemical Engineering.$95,730Mechanical Engineering.$95,672Educational Administration and Supervision.$95,621
Showing top 24 of 100 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
100 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$48,691Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research.$48,576Special Education and Teaching.$60,522Education, General.$50,100Educational Administration and Supervision.$54,364Special Education and Teaching.$46,092Educational Administration and Supervision.$95,621Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$47,408Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$53,685Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$70,475
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
Mechanical Engineering.$95,672Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$105,242Chemical Engineering.$95,730Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$123,395Systems Engineering.$103,877Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$98,396Civil Engineering.$88,614Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.$103,537Mining and Mineral Engineering.$102,825
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.$65,726Neurobiology and Neurosciences.$62,984Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.$66,082Biology, General.$60,232Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.$69,436Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.$54,765Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.$47,012
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 41
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Public Health.$58,292Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$104,234Public Health.$83,756Medicine.$172,567Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$85,529Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$46,730Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$143,107Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$59,154Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$55,833Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$70,555Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$122,163
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$71,600Management Information Systems and Services.$92,686Business Administration, Management and Operations.$129,743Marketing.$89,951Finance and Financial Management Services.$106,340Accounting and Related Services.$92,207Human Resources Management and Services.$76,592Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.$84,481Business/Managerial Economics.$103,583Accounting and Related Services.$95,731
HISTORY · CIP 54
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arizona
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Arizona graduates earn $X” — not “Arizona makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Arizona caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.