Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix
Avondale, Arizona · Also known as Universal Technical Institute of Phoenix · Website
$48,341
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,341
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix is a for-profit 2-year college in Avondale, Arizona with 527 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $24,863 a year. 69% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $48,341 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,097 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,863
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
69%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,097
About $139 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,341
Rank 1,620 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,863
- Cost of attendance
- $29,831
- Students with a need-based grant
- 47%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,181
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,521
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $26,212
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,469
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,598
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 527
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 8.5%
- Students per teacher
- 35
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 2
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,620 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 99 in Arizona (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AZ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,863 | $20,678 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,774 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 90% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 54% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,097 | $9,500 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,989 | $36,057 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,341 | $40,059 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 41% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 324 | $13,448 | $35,784 | $49,381 | $51,586 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 139 | $17,331 | $40,213 | $56,764 | $58,424 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Avondale and Arizona on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Arizona
- Homes: Homes for sale in Arizona
Questions and answers
How much does Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix cost?
$24,863 a year is the average net price at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,831. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,181 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix?
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix graduates earn?
$48,341 a year is the median pay of former Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,989 after 6 years). That ranks 1,620 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 99 in Arizona. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate's) at $40,213.
How much student debt do Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix graduates have?
$13,097 is the median federal student loan debt of Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix graduates, about $139 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix finish within 3 years. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (324 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (139 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.