How much does the GED cost in Arizona? Price, retakes and age rules
The four subjects cost $164 in Arizona, at a test center or online. A failed subject is cheaper to retake at a center. Set your case in the calculator.
GED cost in Arizona
$164
Arizona publishes no discount on this test.
| Price per subject | $41 |
| First attempts (4 subjects) | $164 |
| Rank, cheapest first | 39 of 49 |
Fees from the Arizona page of ged.com, read on October 22, 2026.
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · fees and rules read on ged.com and hiset.org on October 22, 2026
Arizona charges $41 per GED subject, the same price at a test center and online, so the four subjects cost $164. That places Arizona 39 of 49 GED jurisdictions by center price. The two modes part ways on retakes. At a center, every subject you buy at full price and do not pass comes with one discounted retake, usable within 365 days: GED Testing Service waives its $26 testing fee and you pay only the Arizona test center fee of $15. The offer repeats, one full price then one discount, until you pass. Online there is no discount, and each retake costs $41. Arizona has no residency requirement: you show a valid U.S. government ID with your legal name, date of birth and photo. The standard age is 18, for people who hold neither a high school diploma nor an equivalency diploma. At 16 and 17 you can test after sending three documents to the state adult education office 30 days ahead. hiset.org does not list Arizona, so the GED is the only test on the pages we read.
What four attempts cost
The table follows one subject through four attempts, without any help. At a center, attempts alternate between the full $41 and the $15 discounted retake, since each full-price attempt opens one discount. Online, the price never drops.
| Case | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test center | $41 | $15 | $41 | $15 |
| Online | $41 | $41 | $41 | $41 |
Your retakes in Arizona
Attempt 2 of one subject
$15
| Attempt 1 | $41 |
| Attempt 2 | $15 |
| Total for this subject | $56 |
Same price, different retakes
A first pass costs the same $164 wherever you sit the test, so the choice comes down to how likely a retake is. One failed subject retaken once costs $56 at a center against $82 online. Online testing also asks for a green GED Ready score before each subject, $7.99 a subject, and a quiet private room with a webcam. If math is the subject you fear, book that one at a center and keep the others online if the schedule matters more to you.
Testing at 16 or 17
Arizona asks 16 and 17 year olds for paperwork, not for a class. Thirty days before the test date, the Arizona Department of Adult Education and High School Equivalency Services must hold three documents, sent by email or mail: the Arizona High School Equivalency Parent/Guardian Permission of Minor Form, signed, dated and notarized; an official withdrawal form from the last school attended; and a valid U.S. government ID. Count the notary visit and the 30 days when you plan your first subject, since a booking made before the papers arrive cannot go ahead.
Can you test in Arizona at your age?
Can you take the GED in Arizona at 17?
With conditions
| Age with no conditions | 18 |
| Youngest with conditions | 16 |
| Residency | No residency requirement |
ID and residency
No proof of Arizona residency is asked. The ID must be issued by a U.S. government and show your legal name with any prefix, suffix or hyphen, your date of birth and your photo. A learner’s permit counts, as do a driver’s license, a tribal enrollment or identification card, a state ID card and a U.S. passport.
A budget with one weak subject
Most people do not fail four subjects; they struggle with one. Take a tester who passes three subjects on the first try and needs three attempts at math. At a center that costs $164 for the first pass, then $15 for the discounted second math attempt and $41 for the third, which is full price again and opens a new discount: $220 in all. The same path online costs $246, plus GED Ready before each attempt. Each subject is booked and paid separately in your ged.com account, so you pay as you go rather than all at once, and the discount must be used within 365 days of the full-price attempt.
After the last subject
Pass each of the four subjects with 145 or more and the state issues its high school equivalency diploma. The credential comes from the state where you pass your final subject, which matters if you move in or out of Arizona mid-way. Tests can be taken in English or Spanish, and the two can be mixed across subjects. The Arizona Department of Education publishes its adult education and testing details at azed.gov, which ged.com points to for the underage rules.
How Arizona compares
At $164 for the four subjects, Arizona is above the median jurisdiction, which charges $144. Its neighbor California charges the same $41 a subject and also offers the HiSET; Texas is cheaper at a center and gives two discounted retakes. The retake page shows how the discount works across the country.