General Biology at Northern Arizona University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Northern Arizona University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566.

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

NAU General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

NAU General Biology Rankings

The biology major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	118
White	219
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

NAU General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from NAU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Northern Arizona University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biomedical Sciences	275
Biology Studies	218

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Medical Scientists	1,500	$99,840
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790
Biological Science Professors	800	$99,960
Biological Scientists	570	$83,680

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

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