Tucson, AZ Education - Public Schools, Colleges & Universities

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state rank#72
76/100
us rank#6,758

Tucson school information

IndexTucsonArizonaNational
Total public schools2891,87793,277
Student/Teacher ratio18:118:116:1
Total private schools7232030,422
Total post-secondary schools211489,109
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There are 289 public schools in Tucson, AZ and a total of 1,877 public schools in Arizona. There are 72 private schools in Tucson, AZ and a total of 320 private schools in Arizona. There are 21 post-secondary schools in Tucson, AZ and a total of 148 post-secondary schools in Arizona.

The student to teacher ratio in Tucson, AZ for public schools is 18:1, which is 4.1% greater than the Arizona student to teacher ratio and 13.2% greater than the national student to teacher ratio.

Education level achieved in Tucson

IndexTucsonArizonaNational
Completed 8th grade83.4%79.9%83.2%
Completed high school80.4%75.7%79.3%
Completed some college56.4%48%49.7%
Completed associate degree29.5%22.6%28.8%
Completed bachelors22.9%16.6%22.8%
Completed masters9%6.1%8.4%
Completed professional degree2.7%1.9%2.8%
Completed doctorate1.3%0.7%0.9%
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Highest level of education achieved in Tucson (grades 4-12)

Highest level of education achieved in Tucson (high school & post-secondary)

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

Universities and colleges in Tucson, Arizona

NameAddressPhone #
Apollo College3550 N Oracle Road602-433-1333
Arizona Academy of Beauty Inc5631 E Speedway Blvd520-885-4120
Arizona Academy of Beauty-North4066 N Oracle520-888-0170
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine4646 East Fort Lowell Rd., Suite 103
Artistic Beauty Colleges-Tucson3030 E Speedway Blvd602-248-2828
Artistic Beauty Colleges-Tucson North4343 North Oracle Road #I
Asian Institute of Medical Studies3131 N. Country Club Road, Suite 100
Behind The Chair school of Hair Design, LLC3955 North Floewing Wells
Brown Mackie College4585 E Speedway Blvd Suite 204520-327-6866
Cortiva Institute - Desert Institute of the Healing Arts140 East 4th Street520-882-0899
HDS Truck Driving Institute6251 S. Wilmot Road520-721-5825 / 219
IIA College5441 E. 22nd St. Ste. 125520-748-9799
ITT Technical Institute-Tucson1455 W. River Rd520-408-7488
Pima Community College2202 W Anklam Rd520-206-4500
East Campus8181 E. Irvington Rd.
Pima Medical Institute3350 East Grant Road, Suite 200520-326-1600
Premier Training, Inc. Dale Carnegie Training333 East Wetmore, Ste 604
The Art Center Design College-Tucson2525 N Country Club Rd520-325-0123
Tucson College7310 E 22nd St520-296-3261 / 104
Tucson Design College5099 East Grand Road520-881-2900
University of Arizona1401 E University520-621-2211

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