General Public Health at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. In 2021, 280 general public health majors received their bachelor's degree from NAU.

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

NAU General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health

NAU General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how NAU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. 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 General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
	37
	42
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value General Public Health Schools	67
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	103
Best General Public Health Schools	119
Most Popular General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	192
Most Focused General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	239

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in general public health from NAU. This makes it the #193 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Public Health Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 280 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general public health from NAU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general public health at NAU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	148
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

NAU General Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 39% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NAU also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,160	$115,770
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$133,640
Community Health Workers	1,030	$40,090

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.