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Is Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $32,411 in yearly net price and $28,791 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $41,223. For context, Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe's net price runs about 20% above the typical 4-year, private for-profit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 186 similar 4-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$30,709
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $5,128 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $21,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$32,411
Median earnings 10 years out
$41,223
Median debt at graduation
$28,791
Graduation rate
59%
At Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe, a typical graduate carries about $28,791 in student debt and earns roughly $41,223 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $327 per month, or 10% of pre-tax income. That sits at the tighter end of a workable borrower range.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $577 less than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
62% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.
Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe is a private for-profit school in Tempe, AZ. In this category, families usually need to look especially hard at debt, repayment room, and whether the long-run earnings picture justifies the price.
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Common questions about Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe
The median net price at Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe is $32,411 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
What families actually paid
The published price is rarely what anyone pays. Pick a household income range to see what students at Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe in that range paid on average, after grants and scholarships.
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All students who received aid
$29,819a year, on average
Average for first-time, full-time students who received federal financial aid, 2024. It does not include transfer or part-time students, and it is an average rather than a quote — what you pay depends on your own circumstances and the aid this school offers you. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS.
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A Worth-It Score tells you whether the price is justified. The 2026-27 funding guide covers the borrowing order, what changed on July 1, 2026, and the current limits.
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