Best Life Scientist, All Other programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment
All life scientists not listed.
25 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 4,305 people a year. The job pays a median of $122,580 in Arizona across about — 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.
5 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 | CIP 26.0101In Arizona → | 2,631 | 61.1% | 23 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 30.1801In Arizona → | 872 | 20.3% | 13 | $29,587 | $21,610 |
| 3 | CIP 30.1701In Arizona → | 498 | 11.6% | 7 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 4 | CIP 30.1901In Arizona → | 236 | 5.5% | 3 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 5 | CIP 26.9999In Arizona → | 68 | 1.6% | 1 | $31,278 | $23,000 |
Top 25 schools in Arizona
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 25 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 · 3 feeder programs | 967 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $34,206 | 68% | — | 90% |
| 2 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 913 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $34,206 | 0% | — | 67% |
| 3 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 369 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $37,020 | 68% | — | 86% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 287 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $30,775 | 43% | $21,535 | 79% |
| 5 | Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 245 | Natural Sciences | — | 16% | — | — |
| 6 | Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 226 | Natural Sciences | — | 16% | — | — |
| 7 | South Mountain Community College Phoenix, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 216 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 16% | — | — |
| 8 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 211 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $34,940 | 61% | — | 90% |
| 9 | Chandler - Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 198 | Natural Sciences | — | 30% | — | — |
| 10 | Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 175 | Natural Sciences | — | 32% | — | — |
| 11 | The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 174 | Behavioral Sciences | $37,661 | 11% | $26,445 | — |
| 12 | Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 71 | Natural Sciences | — | 19% | — | — |
| 13 | Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 67 | Natural Sciences | — | 14% | — | — |
| 14 | Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 39 | Natural Sciences | — | 17% | — | — |
| 15 | Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 33 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 38% | — | — |
| 16 | Dine College Tsaile, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 13% | — | — |
| 17 | Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 19 | Natural Sciences | — | 9% | — | — |
| 18 | Arizona Christian University Glendale, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 40% | $32,198 | 71% |
| 19 | Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 20% | — | — |
| 20 | Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Prescott, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 68% | $38,461 | 77% |
| 21 | University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Behavioral Sciences | $38,087 | 21% | $15,478 | — |
| 22 | GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 8 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 29% | — | — |
| 23 | Ottawa University - Surprise Surprise, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 18% | $34,373 | 78% |
| 24 | Tohono O'odham Community College Sells, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 34% | — | — |
| 25 | Eastern Arizona College Thatcher, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 42% | — | — |
All 25 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 | 967 | 3 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | Public | 913 | 3 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | Public | 369 | 3 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | Private not-for-profit | 287 | 1 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public | 245 | 3 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public | 226 | 2 |
| South Mountain Community College | Phoenix | Public | 216 | 3 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Public | 211 | 2 |
| Chandler - Gilbert Community College | Chandler | Public | 198 | 2 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | Public | 175 | 2 |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus | Chandler | Public | 174 | 1 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Public | 71 | 2 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public | 67 | 3 |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | Public | 39 | 2 |
| Mohave Community College | Kingman | Public | 33 | 3 |
What life scientists, all other earn in Arizona
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $93,750. Arizona pays above the national figure.
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 Life Scientists, All Other page.
How to become a Life Scientist, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 10 majors mapped to Life Scientists, All Other10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 26.0101Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- 26.1301Ecology
- 26.1399Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
- 26.9999Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.1801Natural Sciences
- 30.1901Nutrition Sciences
- 30.4301Geobiology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
- 51.2314Rehabilitation Science
Common questions
Answers for people weighing life scientists, all other programs in Arizona.
What degree do you need to become a Life Scientist, 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 Biology/Biological Sciences, General, which awarded 2,631 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 61.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Life Scientist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Natural Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 4,305 people a year in Arizona.
How much do life scientists, all other earn in Arizona?+
The median is $122,580 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 30.8% above the U.S. median of $93,750. 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 life scientists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+
25 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 5 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.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
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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