9 accredited schools across the Phoenix metro area trained 307 LPNs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This public four-year institution in Maricopa County graduated 134 LPN students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
This public two-year college in Pinal County graduated 53 LPN students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,250 ($4,500 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Phoenix that reported 40 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,928 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Maricopa County graduated 32 LPN students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
21 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
Public two-year college in Avondale that reported 9 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
9 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Phoenix that reported 7 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
Public two-year college in Chandler that reported 2 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,328 ($8,929 out of state).
9 accredited schools in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area graduated 307 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was GateWay Community College with 134.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro earn a median $78,080 a year ($37.54/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $77,070 statewide and $64,400 nationally.
State-approved practical nursing programs usually take about a year of full-time study; part-time and associate-degree routes take longer.