3 accredited schools across the Tucson metro area trained 70 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.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Tucson that reported 33 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state.
Private for-profit two-year college in Tucson that reported 20 Pharmacy Tech graduates in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Pima County graduated 17 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,208 ($7,524 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Tucson, AZ metro area graduated 70 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-Tucson with 33.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Tucson, AZ metro earn a median $47,310 a year ($22.74/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.