This list of University of Phoenix alumni includes notable graduates.
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Peter Sperling | MBA | Former chairman of Apollo Education Group, owner of the University of Phoenix | [1] | |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Celina Caesar-Chavannes | 2005 | MBA | Member of Parliament of Canada for Whitby (Liberal, then Independent); memoirist; businessperson | [2] |
Marlon Coleman | 2012 | MBA | Mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma | [3] |
Brad Dee | 1991 | M.S. | Representative (R) in the Utah House of Representatives | [4] |
Eric Dick | 2005 | B.S. | Attorney and politician | |
Dan Huberty | 1998 | MBA | Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County; former trustee and president of the Humble Independent School District | [5] |
Harold Hurtt | 1991 | M.S. | Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | [6] |
Joyce Lawrence | MBA | Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives | [7] | |
Gervin Miyamoto | 2000 | M.A. | United States Marshal for the District of Hawaii | [8] |
Mary Peters | B.S. | 15th U.S. Secretary of Transportation | [9] | |
Howard Schmidt | BSBA MAOM | Cyber-Security Coordinator of the Obama administration | [10] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Christina Brown | B.S. | MSNBC anchor and a host of NBC's Early Today | [11] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Brian Sicknick | 2013 | B.S. | U.S. Capitol Police Officer killed in the 2021 United States Capitol attack | [12] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Kirkland H. Donald | 1991 | MBA | U.S. Navy Admiral | [13] |
Name | Class year(s) | Degree(s) | Notability | Reference |
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Nick Buchert | 2012 | B.S. | NBA referee | |
Omar Easy | 2010 | MBA | Former National Football League running back and vice-principal of Everett High School | [15] |
Larry Fitzgerald | 2016 | B.A. | Drafted third overall in the 2004 football draft while a sophomore in college | [16] |
Paul Goldschmidt | 2013 | B.S. | Major League Baseball player | [17] |
Lisa Leslie | 2009 | MBA | Three-time WNBA MVP; four-time Olympic gold medal winner | [18] [19] |
Shaquille O'Neal | 2005 | MBA | Three-time NBA Finals MVP and fifteen-time NBA All-Star | [20] |
Michael Russell | 2012 | B.S. | World top-100 tennis player | |
Darrell Sherman | 2010 2013 | B.S. M.S. | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball and the Mexican League | [23] |
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