by our College Data Analytics TeamThis guide covers the real cost of attending Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $24,863.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,178.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $20,341.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $20,377.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,292.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $26,795.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $25,906.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid breakdown.
The median graduating debt at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix works out to $10,247.00, which the Department of Education classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,325.00 |
| 25th | $9,000.00 |
| Median (50th) | $10,247.00 |
| 75th | $18,688.00 |
| 90th | $22,507.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,588.00 |
| Middle income | $10,827.00 |
| High income | $10,239.00 |
On average, low-income graduates leave with $349.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $10,375.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,239.00 |
First-gen students at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix leave with $136.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix comes to $535.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 13.7% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix add up to $802,949,411.00 over 53,618 student borrowers.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 176 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $12,814.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veterans benefits detail.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix, a few questions are worth asking:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.