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Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 526 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from NAU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

NAU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at NAU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NAU offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

NAU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at NAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 25
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 49
113
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 114
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 135
148
176
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 193
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 209
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 219
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 249
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 330
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 376
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 379
432
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 491
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 574
Best Nursing Schools 910
917
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,083
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,180

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in nursing from NAU. This makes it the #227 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #306 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from NAU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $63,687. This is 1% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at NAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Northern Arizona University.

NAU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 526 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from NAU. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at NAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 181
White 272
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 42

NAU Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at NAU awarded 42 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from NAU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

NAU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 541
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 34
Nursing Practice 4

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Registered Nurses 54,690 $77,000
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,160 $115,770
Nurse Practitioners 3,510 $110,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 840 $81,110
Nurse Midwives 100 $114,900

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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