Entrepreneurship · Arizona

Arizona colleges that awarded Entrepreneurship credentials

14 colleges in Arizona reported conferring Entrepreneurship credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2023-24, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 7 awarded a degree, and 7 awarded only a certificate. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.

Colleges and what they awarded

Largest first by credentials conferred in 2023-24. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.

Colleges in Arizona that conferred Entrepreneurship credentials in 2023-24, with the number awarded and whether any was a degree.
CollegeCredentials awardedHighest level
Grand Canyon University222Degree
Arizona State University Campus Immersion127Degree
University of Arizona63Degree
Rio Salado College30Certificate only
Mohave Community College19Degree
University of Advancing Technology17Degree
Northland Pioneer College12Degree
Mesa Community College7Certificate only
Phoenix College6Certificate only
Arizona Christian University1Degree
Paradise Valley Community College1Certificate only
Scottsdale Community College1Certificate only
South Mountain Community College1Certificate only
Yavapai College1Certificate only

How much of this field is in Arizona

Credentials awarded
508
Share of U.S. total
4.9%
Colleges awarding it
14
Awarding a degree
7

Arizona colleges conferred 508 Entrepreneurship credentials in 2023-24, which is 4.9% of the 10,339 conferred across the 48 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 14 colleges here, 7 awarded a degree and 7 awarded only a certificate. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.

What level those credentials were

  • Certificates17%87
  • Associate2%11
  • Bachelor's74%376
  • Graduate7%34

Most Entrepreneurship credentials awarded in Arizona were bachelor's degrees. That is 27 percentage points less weighted toward certificates than the field nationally, where they are 44% of credentials. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.

We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?

How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 44% of Arizona’s Entrepreneurship credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.

What these Arizona colleges cost

Median net price across the 13 of these 14 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Entrepreneurship program specifically, and not a quote for any family.

0-30k
$11,872
30-48k
$12,999
48-75k
$15,497
75-110k
$17,348
110k+
$19,032

By the kind of college

The figure above averages very different institutions together. Split by federal sector, for a family earning under $30,000:

Median net price for a family earning under $30,000, by kind of college, among Arizona colleges that reported awarding Entrepreneurshipcredentials.
Kind of collegeCollegesMedian net price
Public two-year5$11,383
Public four-year5$8,909

Sector is the federal classification (IPEDS ICLEVEL and CONTROL). Private covers both nonprofit and for-profit colleges, which CampusPin does not split here because the for-profit sample in a single state is usually too small to publish a median. Each row needs at least five colleges reporting net price, so a sector with fewer is left out rather than estimated.

A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $11,872 at these colleges, against $19,032 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every Arizona college by income band.

What this evidence does and does not prove

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

How this list was built

From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.

This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in Arizona — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?

What Entrepreneurship graduates go on to do

Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Entrepreneurship, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.

Occupations associated with Entrepreneurship, with median annual wage, projected annual openings, and the education most entrants hold.
OccupationMedian payOpenings / yrMost entrants hold
General and Operations Managers$102,950308,700Bachelor's degree
Managers, All Other$136,550106,700Bachelor's degree
Chief Executives$206,42022,200Bachelor's degree
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$97,2708,100Doctoral or professional degree

Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.

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