Public Health at Northern Arizona University

If you plan to study public health, 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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

NAU Public Health Degrees Available

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

NAU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	78
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

NAU Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public health master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health 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 Public Health	289

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,420	$72,150
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,350	$70,840
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.