Best Engineer, All Other programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment
All engineers not listed.
11 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 806 people a year. The job pays a median of $102,280 in Arizona across about 1,720 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
16 programs in Arizona that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering, Generalmain feeder CIP 14.0101In Arizona → | 384 | 47.6% | 10 | $67,734 | $24,375 |
| 2 | CIP 14.4201In Arizona → | 143 | 17.7% | 1 | $72,645 | $24,250 |
| 3 | CIP 14.2701In Arizona → | 75 | 9.3% | 3 | $79,942 | $20,500 |
| 4 | CIP 14.1004In Arizona → | 55 | 6.8% | 1 | $77,636 | $25,000 |
| 5 | CIP 14.3601In Arizona → | 31 | 3.8% | 1 | $72,154 | $21,457 |
| 6 | Engineering Sciencemain feeder CIP 14.1301In Arizona → | 22 | 2.7% | 1 | $73,378 | $17,083 |
| 7 | CIP 14.4501In Arizona → | 21 | 2.6% | 2 | $59,620 | $23,012 |
| 8 | CIP 14.3301In Arizona → | 17 | 2.1% | 1 | $75,998 | $25,314 |
| 9 | CIP 14.0401In Arizona → | 12 | 1.5% | 1 | $73,510 | $25,790 |
| 10 | CIP 14.4701In Arizona → | 11 | 1.4% | 1 | — | — |
| 11 | CIP 14.9999In Arizona → | 10 | 1.2% | 1 | $73,678 | $22,938 |
| 12 | CIP 15.1502In Arizona → | 10 | 1.2% | 1 | $68,912 | $25,236 |
| 13 | CIP 14.1201In Arizona → | 8 | 1.0% | 2 | $57,457 | $24,706 |
| 14 | Energy Systems Engineering, Generalmain feeder CIP 14.4801In Arizona → | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | — | — |
| 15 | Nanotechnologymain feeder CIP 15.1601In Arizona → | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | — | — |
| 16 | CIP 14.3901In Arizona → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $64,080 | $23,410 |
Top 11 schools in Arizona
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 11 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 9 feeder programs | 409 | Engineering, General | $74,328 | 68% | — | 90% |
| 2 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 150 | Engineering, General | — | 0% | — | 67% |
| 3 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public · 6 feeder programs | 111 | Systems Engineering | $76,660 | 68% | — | 86% |
| 4 | Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 87 | Telecommunications Engineering | — | 20% | — | — |
| 5 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 21 | Electrical and Computer Engineering | — | 61% | — | 90% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Engineering, General | — | 43% | $21,535 | 79% |
| 7 | Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Engineering, General | — | 42% | — | — |
| 8 | Ottawa University - Surprise Surprise, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Engineering, General | — | 18% | $34,373 | 78% |
| 9 | Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Engineering, General | — | 30% | — | — |
| 10 | Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Engineering, General | — | 38% | — | — |
| 11 | Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Nanotechnology | — | 9% | — | — |
All 11 schools in Arizona
Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | Public | 409 | 9 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | Public | 150 | 3 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | Public | 111 | 6 |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | Public | 87 | 2 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Public | 21 | 3 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | Private not-for-profit | 9 | 1 |
| Eastern Arizona College | Thatcher | Public | 5 | 1 |
| Ottawa University - Surprise | Surprise | Private not-for-profit | 5 | 1 |
| Cochise County Community College District | Sierra Vista | Public | 3 | 1 |
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public | 3 | 1 |
| Rio Salado College | Tempe | Public | 3 | 1 |
What engineers, all other earn in Arizona
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $122,930. Arizona pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Arizona
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Engineers, All Other page.
How to become a Engineer, All Other
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Arizona
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Engineers, All Other25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 14.0101Engineering, General
- 14.0103Applied Engineering
- 14.0401Architectural Engineering
- 14.0702Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- 14.0802Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- 14.0805Water Resources Engineering
- 14.1003Laser and Optical Engineering
- 14.1004Telecommunications Engineering
- 14.1101Engineering Mechanics
- 14.1201Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
- 14.1301Engineering Science
- 14.2401Ocean Engineering
- 14.2701Systems Engineering
- 14.3301Construction Engineering
- 14.3401Forest Engineering
- 14.3601Manufacturing Engineering
- 14.3801Surveying Engineering
- 14.3901Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- 14.4001Paper Science and Engineering
- 14.4101Electromechanical Engineering
- 14.4201Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
- 14.4301Biochemical Engineering
- 14.4401Engineering Chemistry
- 14.4501Biological/Biosystems Engineering
- 14.4701Electrical and Computer Engineering
Common questions
Answers for people weighing engineers, all other programs in Arizona.
What degree do you need to become an Engineer, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Engineering, General, which awarded 384 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 47.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Engineer, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 16 programs to this occupation. The largest are Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, Electrical, plus 12 more. Together they graduate about 806 people a year in Arizona.
How much do engineers, all other earn in Arizona?+
The median is $102,280 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 16.8% below the U.S. median of $122,930. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for engineers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +2.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 9,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+
11 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 16 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do engineers, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Engineer, Laser Engineer, Solar Designer, Design Engineer, Energy Engineer, Optical Engineer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 17-2199.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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