The 5 healthcare administration programs in Arizona cost roughly the
same as each other and perform nothing like each other. Public and private tuition
here differ by a few hundred dollars a year. Their completion rates differ by
39 points. Nowhere else on this site is the price so uninformative.
1.09x
Private-to-public price
39 pts
Completion gap
5
Programs ranked
$128,850
State median pay
When the Sticker Price Carries No Information
A reader comparing these 5 programs on cost alone would
conclude they are interchangeable. Public tuition averages
$11,478 a year in state and private
$12,489, a difference of about
$1,011. In Florida the same
comparison spans nearly eight times; here it is essentially flat.
The reason is what kind of institutions these are. All
4 of the private programs ranked below are run by
for-profit universities, and for-profit pricing is set to compete with public
tuition rather than with residential private colleges. So the usual signal, that
a higher price marks a selective residential institution, is simply not present
in Arizona. Every option looks like a bargain and one of them is a state
flagship.
On completion the two sides are not close. The public institution graduates
68% of its first-time students; the private ones average
29%. That 39 point gap is among the widest on
this site and it is invisible in the price.
The caveats matter more than usual because the private figure is so low.
Institutional graduation rate counts first-time full-time students against a
four-year clock, and several of these are large open-admission online
providers whose students overwhelmingly enroll part time around work. That
design choice depresses the measure regardless of teaching quality. What it
does not do is make the number irrelevant: a student who does enroll full time
is still looking at an institution where most of that cohort does not finish
on schedule. The right response is to ask each admissions office what share of
their healthcare administration students specifically complete, rather than to
assume the price has already told you.
All 5 Healthcare Administration Programs in Arizona, Ranked
All 5 ranked healthcare administration bachelor programs in Arizona, with tuition, graduation rate and score
#
School
Type
Delivery
In-state tuition
Graduation rate
Admission rate
Degrees awarded
Score
1
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Public
On campus
$11,478
68%
90%
13
59.8
2
Grand Canyon
Private for-profit
Fully online
$16,473
43%
79%
338
59.5
3
Bryan
Private for-profit
Fully online
$12,194
41%
16
57.2
4
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Private for-profit
Fully online
$9,552
21%
1418
50.2
5
American InterContinental University System
Private for-profit
Fully online
$11,737
9%
148
44.6
Ranked order and price order do not agree here. Arizona State University Campus Immersion holds the top place, while the cheapest way into the field in Arizona is University of Phoenix-Arizona at $9,552 a year, $1,926 under the top-ranked program, and it still places 4th of 5. Arizona State University Campus Immersion finishes more of its students than anything else here, at 68%, which is most of why it leads: graduation rate is the heaviest single factor in the score. Most of this table is distance study: 4 of the 5 run fully online, led by Grand Canyon University at 2nd.
ASU's Health Care Administration and Policy B.S. connects management with policy, informatics and systems engineering in the College of Health Solutions.
The 120-credit degree is offered at Downtown Phoenix, Arizona, with online and ASU Local options also listed. You examine how healthcare systems are designed and how leadership, economics, finance and social conditions affect care. Experiential opportunities include internships, research and applied projects.
Course examples include Global Health Care Systems, Health Care Finance, Economics for Health Majors, and Population Health Policy and Legislation. The program's learning outcomes include analyzing health data and evaluating how policy and economic decisions influence the delivery of services.
GCU offers its 120-credit Healthcare Administration B.S. on campus and online, with Christian ethics and organizational leadership included in the curriculum.
The program sits in the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions. The published course lengths are 15 weeks on campus and seven weeks online. You can transfer up to 90 credits, with a limit of 84 lower-division credits, subject to the university's evaluation.
Coursework examines organizational structures, financial decisions, third-party payers and the public and private influences on healthcare. Communication, dispute resolution, leadership, risk management and information technology are among the areas of study. The degree prepares you for the nonclinical business side of healthcare organizations.
Bryan's Healthcare Administration B.S. is a completion program with concentrations in Health Information Management Systems and Public Health.
The curriculum centers on healthcare data: managing it, evaluating its quality, analyzing it and presenting findings that support organizational decisions. Revenue-cycle management, quality improvement and health information systems form part of the core.
The catalog identifies a block-transfer route for graduates of Bryan's Medical Billing and Coding certificate and Health Information Management and Support Services associate program. Other applicable associate degrees can also be considered. The information-systems concentration examines databases and data accuracy, while the public-health concentration adds program evaluation, policy and community health information.
University of Phoenix organizes its online Health Administration B.S. into five-week courses and finishes with a healthcare strategy capstone.
The degree requires 120 credits. Core subjects include medical terminology, business communication, electronic health records, healthcare accounting and finance, human resources, policy and risk management. Courses also examine facility planning and the relationship between quality measurement and organizational performance.
In the Health Care Strategy Capstone, you apply the program's learning outcomes to strategic planning for healthcare organizations. The curriculum approaches healthcare through administration, operations and compliance, with coursework on the legal and regulatory responsibilities that affect those decisions.
AIU's Healthcare Management bachelor's offers a Health Services Administration Management specialization with five-week courses.
The university lists the 180-credit program online and at its locations in Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas. The specialization focuses on the structure, operation and regulation of the U.S. healthcare system, with applications in hospitals, physician practices, insurance and long-term care.
You study organizational leadership, financial management, compliance and strategic planning. The core includes accounting, the legal and ethical environment of business, financial management and an introduction to healthcare. The finance course examines forecasting, capital budgeting, financial statements and the risks involved in projects.
Health Services Administration Management specialization
Above the national median on a mid-sized workforce, which is a comfortable
position and makes the completion question above the one that actually decides
the outcome here.
Wage figures for medical and health services managers in this state
Median
$128,850
Above national median
$4,990
Pay rank
17th of 51
Employed
11,840
Workforce rank
15th of 51
25th percentile
$100,640
75th percentile
$166,190
90th percentile
$228,340
National median
$123,860
BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 11-9111.
How We Scored Arizona's Healthcare Administration Programs
Graduation rate carries 40% of the score, in-state tuition 25%, delivery
flexibility 20% and admission selectivity 15%. Every input is federal IPEDS data
or the school's own program page, and a program has to report both a graduation
rate and a tuition figure, and still be enrolling new students, to be ranked at
all. Weights are never renormalized
around a missing factor, because that turns non-disclosure into an advantage. The
same model runs on every state page, with no editorial override, and no school
can pay to enter a ranking, leave one, or move within it. The sponsored listings
on this page are paid for, are labeled as advertising, and are never scored. The
full weighting, and the factors left out deliberately, are in the
ranking methodology (version 1.0).
No accreditation factor appears at this level. CAHME accredits healthcare
management programs at master's level only, so no bachelor's degree anywhere
carries it, and an undergraduate program claiming otherwise is describing
something that does not exist. Where a school states AUPHA certification on its
own page, that is reported on the program rather than scored.
Sources for These Arizona Healthcare Administration Rankings
Program counts, graduation rates, tuition, admission rates and degrees awarded:
IPEDS,
US Department of Education, CIP 51.0701 and 51.0702 at award level 5.
Wages:
BLS OEWS,
May 2025, SOC 11-9111 (Medical and Health Services Managers). A wage survey covering the whole occupation at
every education level, carrying no employment projections
.
Accreditation:
CAHME accredits master's programs only and does not accredit any bachelor's degree.
AUPHA certifies undergraduate programs instead. Where a school states that certification
on its own page it is reported on the program rather than scored.
Degree titles, delivery format and certification: each school's own program page.
Questions About Healthcare Administration Degrees in Arizona
Are private healthcare administration programs more expensive in Arizona?
Barely. Private programs average $12,489 a year and the public one $11,478, a multiple of about 1.09. In most states private tuition is three to eight times public. What differs enormously is completion: 68% public against 29% private.
What do healthcare administrators earn in Arizona?
Arizona's median for this work is $128,850, 17th of the 51 jurisdictions BLS reports and $4,990 clear of the national $123,860. The state employs 11,840 of these managers, the 15th largest workforce, so this is a decent-sized market paying over the line.
How many healthcare administration programs are in Arizona?
5 bachelor's programs at 5 institutions, of which exactly one is public. With roughly 2,368 jobs in the state for each ranked program, the field is small relative to the work available.
Can you study healthcare administration online in Arizona?
4 of the 5 ranked programs can be finished fully online, a high share, and several are run by institutions teaching students well beyond Arizona. Delivery is not the constraint here; completion is.
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