by our College Data Analytics TeamHow much of the cost at UOPX - Arizona will the G.I. Bill® cover? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending UOPX - Arizona. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $9,552 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $9,552 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona.
University of Phoenix-Arizona participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which can cover tuition and fees beyond the Post-9/11 GI Bill® cap through matching funds from the school and the VA.
Seat counts and matching amounts change by program each year; verify the details with the schools military and veteran services team.
Active-duty service members using DoD Tuition Assistance are capped at $250 per credit hour. The chart below shows whether the per-credit charge at UOPX - Arizona falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $0 |  |
| Out-of-state | $0 | |
On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. Below, the academic-year housing benefit is set against the estimated living costs at UOPX - Arizona.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $7,770 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,514/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $20,112 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $12,342 |
For most full-time students the housing allowance covers the cost of living off campus, with money left over. MHA amounts reflect the local housing rate for the school’s area.
Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; UOPX - Arizona estimates these costs at about $1,416, leaving about $416 out of pocket.
This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at UOPX - Arizona.
Approximately 16 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $68,339.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 8,533 | $63,078,875 | $7,392 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 7,124 | $51,618,490 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 1,409 | $11,460,385 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 1,669 | $4,481,399 | $2,685 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 1,552 | $4,174,926 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 117 | $306,473 | — |
GI Bill® benefits follow the veteran; DoD Tuition Assistance is an active-duty benefit paid while serving.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at benefits.va.gov/gibill.