Colleges in Mesa Arizona

County: Maricopa

Incorporated: 1883

Land Area: 125.0 square miles

Population Density: 3709 people per square mile

Population: 463,552

Population change since 2000: 16.90%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (73.2%), Hispanic (19.7%), Other race (9.7%), Two or more races (2.8%), Black (2.5%), American Indian (2.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (17.3%), English (13.8%), Irish (10.8%), United States (5.5%), Italian (4.5%), French (3.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (20.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045)

Nearest cities: Gilbert, AZ (2.2 miles ), Salt River, AZ (2.7 miles ), Chandler, AZ (3.2 miles ), Tempe, AZ (3.3 miles ), Apache Junction, AZ (3.4 miles ), Guadalupe, AZ (3.6 miles ), Queen Creek, AZ (3.6 miles ), Fountain Hills, AZ (3.7 miles )

Mesa Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Black race population percentage below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

High school or higher: 84.70%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.60%

Graduate or professional degree: 6.70%

Colleges/Universities in Mesa:

MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 11,928, Location: 1833 W SOUTHERN AVE, Public, Website: www.mc.maricopa.edu

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST

FT enrollment: 1,120, Location: 7001 E. WILLIAMS FIELD RD., Public, Website: www.east.asu.edu, Offers Master's degree

PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 422, Location: 957 S DOBSON, Private, for-profit, Website: www.pimamedical.com

ARIZONA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

FT enrollment: 229, Location: 925 S GILBERT RD STE 201, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.aibt.edu

EARLS ACADEMY OF BEAUTY

FT enrollment: 77, Location: 2111 S ALMA SCHOOL RD STE 21, Private, for-profit, Website: EARLSACADEMY@USWESTDEX.COM

PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE-MESA

FT enrollment: 71, Location: 941 S DOBSON RD, Private, for-profit

INTERNATIONAL INSTRUCTOR ACADEMY

Location: 2245 W BROADWAY, Private, for-profit

KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Location: 1201 S ALMA SCHOOL RD. STE 5450, Private, for-profit, Website: www.keller.edu, Offers Master's degree

APOLLO COLLEGE-TRI CITY INC

Location: 630 W SOUTHERN AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.apollocollege.com

SUPERSTITION AIR SERVICE

Location: 4766 FALCON DR, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Mesa:

SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 8 miles, SCOTTSDALE, AZ, Full-time enrollment: 5,345

CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 9 miles, CHANDLER, AZ, FT enrollment: 2,990

RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 11 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 4,472

AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD

about 11 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 4,057

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

about 11 miles, TEMPE, AZ, FT enrollment: 37,174

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS

about 17 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 9,152

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS

about 17 miles, PHOENIX, AZ, FT enrollment: 14,783