University of Phoenix Graduates Excel

Recognizing potential as workplace responsibilities evolve

The findings build on earlier announcements from the Harris Poll employer survey examining graduate performance, workplace readiness and employer confidence.

University of Phoenix focuses on career-relevant education designed around the realities of working adults. Associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs incorporate career-relevant skills through skills-mapped curricula, helping learners identify and develop skills throughout their coursework. University faculty also bring professional experience and practical perspectives to the classroom.

These institutional practices provide context for the University's approach to connecting education with workplace needs, while the employer survey separately measures managers' reported experiences supervising University of Phoenix graduates.

What employers say about University of Phoenix graduates

The findings build on earlier announcements from the Harris Poll employer survey examining graduate performance, workplace readiness and employer confidence.

The first survey announcement shared that 98% of managers supervising University of Phoenix graduates report overall satisfaction with the employee at their organization, while 97% say they are likely to hire someone with a University of Phoenix degree in the future.

The second survey announcement reported on workplace readiness and applied skills, sharing that 90% of managers supervising University of Phoenix graduates describe them as extremely or very prepared to perform their responsibilities.

Additional findings and the complete survey methodology are available at https://www.phoenix.edu/about/employer-survey.html.

About the research

The research was conducted online in the United States from June 4-25, 2026, by The Harris Poll on behalf of University of Phoenix among 204 U.S. adults age 21 or older who are employed as a manager or higher and have at least one direct report who is a graduate of University of Phoenix ("managers who currently supervise University of Phoenix graduates") and 204 U.S. adults age 21 or older who are employed as a manager or higher and have at least one direct report with college/university degrees from institutions other than University of Phoenix ("managers supervising graduates from benchmark colleges and universities"). Of the 1796 individuals contacted, 96% satisfied the screening requirements (n=1728) and 24% of the qualified sample completed the survey.

Data are weighted where necessary by employee and employer type - employers of University of Phoenix graduates versus employers of graduates of other colleges and universities - to bring them in line with their actual proportions in the population. "Actual proportions" refer to the real-world distribution of U.S. employers by company size, among employers with two or more employees, based on Dun & Bradstreet data. All qualified survey respondents were weighted to match the national distribution of employer-size segments, and those same weights were applied to the final qualified sample, adjusting the two quota groups to reflect their expected real-world incidence.

The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within ±8.6 percentage points for managers who currently supervise University of Phoenix graduates and ±8.0 percentage points for managers supervising graduates from benchmark colleges and universities, using a 95% confidence level. The credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed populations of interest.

About University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix is Built for Real Life. 50 Years Strong . The University innovates to help working adults enhance their careers and develop skills in a rapidly changing world through flexible online learning, relevant courses, academic AI pillars, and skills-mapped curriculum for associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs. Active students and alumni have access to Career Services for Life® resources including career guidance and tools. For more information, visit phoenix.edu.