9 accredited schools across the Phoenix metro area trained 215 pharmacy technicians 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.
33 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,810.
This public career school in Maricopa County graduated 32 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state.
28 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,143.
27 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 5th-most in the state.
This private for-profit two-year college in Maricopa County graduated 26 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,019 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in Glendale that reported 25 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,855 for a program of about 6 months.
Private for-profit career school in Mesa that reported 20 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,810.
This private for-profit two-year college in Maricopa County graduated 20 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24.
Public two-year college in Coolidge that reported 4 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,250 ($4,500 out of state).
9 accredited schools in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area graduated 215 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Arizona College-Glendale with 33.
Among schools that published a program price, Western Maricopa Education Center in Glendale listed the lowest total: $5,855 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro earn a median $47,760 a year ($22.96/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,640 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.