Arizona·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1199

Best Postsecondary Teacher, All Other programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment

All postsecondary teachers not listed.

33 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 11,829 people a year. The job pays a median of $76,700 in Arizona across about 2,000 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledTeacherLecturerInstructorFaculty MemberFlight TeacherBraille TeacherCollege TeacherScience Teacher
Graduates / yr
11,829
in Arizona
Median pay · Arizona
$76,700
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
2,000
people employed
Schools
33
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
30%
across those schools
Median net price
$21,535
per year, IPEDS

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.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
CIP 24.01
Liberal Arts and Sciences
9,383graduates / yr
23 schools · 3 specializations · 79.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,961
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.18
Natural Sciences
872graduates / yr
13 schools · 1 specialization · 7.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,587
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.70
Data Science
532graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 4.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings
English Language And Literature/Letters
CIP 23.13
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
274graduates / yr
12 schools · 4 specializations · 2.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,725
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.01
Biological and Physical Sciences
243graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 2.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,446
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.33
Sustainability Studies
163graduates / yr
14 schools · 1 specialization · 1.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,223
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.04
Design and Applied Arts
122graduates / yr
8 schools · 1 specialization · 1.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,611
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.71
Data Analytics
63graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.06
Systems Science and Theory
56graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,840
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.27
Medical Illustration and Informatics
44graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $47,775
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.15
Science
43graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,736
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.26
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
19graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $21,458
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.12
Historic Preservation and Conservation
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,326
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.52
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.14
Museology/Museum Studies
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.32
Health Professions Education
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $99,851
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.25
Cognitive Science
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $41,362

22 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.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 24.0101In Arizona
5,991
50.6%
23$28,961$12,971
2
General Studiesmain feeder
CIP 24.0102In Arizona
3,294
27.8%
20$28,961$12,971
3
CIP 30.1801In Arizona
872
7.4%
13$29,587$21,610
4
CIP 30.7001In Arizona
532
4.5%
7
5
CIP 30.0101In Arizona
243
2.1%
3$28,446$11,000
6
CIP 30.3301In Arizona
163
1.4%
14$37,223$20,968
7
CIP 23.1303In Arizona
134
1.1%
5$28,725$25,250
8
CIP 50.0411In Arizona
122
1.0%
8$31,611$26,000
9
CIP 23.1302In Arizona
120
1.0%
12$28,725$25,250
10
CIP 24.0103In Arizona
98
0.8%
6$28,961$12,971
11
CIP 30.7101In Arizona
63
0.5%
2
12
CIP 30.0601In Arizona
56
0.5%
2$35,840$23,250
13
CIP 51.2706In Arizona
44
0.4%
1$47,775$25,000
14
CIP 30.1501In Arizona
43
0.4%
2$44,736$18,593
15
CIP 30.2601In Arizona
19
0.2%
3$21,458$21,125
16
CIP 23.1304In Arizona
15
0.1%
2$28,725$25,250
17
CIP 23.1301In Arizona
5
0.0%
2$28,725$25,250
18
CIP 30.1299In Arizona
5
0.0%
1$35,326$22,812
19
CIP 30.5202In Arizona
5
0.0%
1
20
CIP 30.1401In Arizona
2
0.0%
1$21,295
21
CIP 51.3204In Arizona
2
0.0%
1$99,851$21,475
22
CIP 30.2501In Arizona
1
0.0%
1$41,362$17,750

Top 25 schools in Arizona

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 18 of the 33 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ Public · 4 feeder programs
2,418Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$31,00228%
2Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs
1,439General Studies20%
3Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
712General Studies$28,83034%
4Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ Public · 7 feeder programs
641Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$46,08416%
5Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ Public · 7 feeder programs
598Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$27,54816%
6Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ Public · 6 feeder programs
596Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$49,1470%67%
7Central Arizona College
Coolidge, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs
562Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$29,81927%
8Estrella Mountain Community College
Avondale, AZ Public · 6 feeder programs
465Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies32%
9Chandler - Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ Public · 5 feeder programs
417Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$33,70930%
10Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ Public · 15 feeder programs
391Data Science, General68%90%
11Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
365General Studies$25,75124%
12University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ Public · 12 feeder programs
351Data Science, General68%86%
13Cochise County Community College District
Sierra Vista, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
339Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$25,71630%
14Rio Salado College
Tempe, AZ Public · 4 feeder programs
328Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies9%
15Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 5 feeder programs
320Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$31,70914%
16Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ Public · 7 feeder programs
317Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$43,75261%90%
17Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 7 feeder programs
257Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies19%
18Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs
245General Studies$26,14542%
19South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 5 feeder programs
202Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies16%
20Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ Public · 5 feeder programs
188Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$31,75917%
21University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
150Data Science, General21%$15,478
22Mohave Community College
Kingman, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs
110Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$34,55738%
23The University of Arizona Global Campus
Chandler, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs
92Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$49,01011%$26,445
24GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 4 feeder programs
81Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies29%
25Community Christian College
Quartzsite, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
75Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies13%$21,051

All 33 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.

All schools in Arizona that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Pima Community CollegeTucsonPublic2,4184
Arizona Western CollegeYumaPublic1,4393
Yavapai CollegePrescottPublic7122
Mesa Community CollegeMesaPublic6417
Glendale Community CollegeGlendalePublic5987
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdalePublic5966
Central Arizona CollegeCoolidgePublic5623
Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondalePublic4656
Chandler - Gilbert Community CollegeChandlerPublic4175
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempePublic39115
Coconino Community CollegeFlagstaffPublic3651
University of ArizonaTucsonPublic35112
Cochise County Community College DistrictSierra VistaPublic3392
Rio Salado CollegeTempePublic3284
Phoenix CollegePhoenixPublic3205

What postsecondary teachers, all other earn in Arizona

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Arizona
$76,700
Mean annual
$75,700
Jobs in state
2,000
What the range looks like
10th pct$38,360Median$76,70090th pct$102,230
Versus the national median
-1.2%

U.S. median $77,640. Arizona pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.64×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$74,750median
390 jobs
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$79,260median
1,050 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.8%
Little or no change
Openings per year
13,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
3,400
183,400 → 186,800
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other page.

How to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other

Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 12.0509Culinary Science/Culinology
  • 13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • 15.1503Packaging Science
  • 16.1602Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
  • 23.1301Writing, General
  • 23.1302Creative Writing
  • 23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • 23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
  • 24.0101Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • 24.0102General Studies
  • 24.0103Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • 30.0101Biological and Physical Sciences
  • 30.0501Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
  • 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
  • 30.1401Museology/Museum Studies
  • 30.1501Science, Technology and Society
  • 30.1801Natural Sciences
  • 30.2501Cognitive Science, General
  • 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
  • 30.2599Cognitive Science, Other(no graduates reported)
  • 30.2601Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • 30.2901Maritime Studies
  • 30.3001Computational Science

Common questions

Answers for people weighing postsecondary teachers, all other programs in Arizona.

What degree do you need to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, which awarded 5,991 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 50.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 22 programs to this occupation. The largest are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Natural Sciences, Data Science, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, plus 13 more. Together they graduate about 11,829 people a year in Arizona.

How much do postsecondary teachers, all other earn in Arizona?+

The median is $76,700 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 1.2% below the U.S. median of $77,640. 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 postsecondary teachers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +1.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 13,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+

33 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 22 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.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

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