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. Of the 6,331 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 280 of them were public health majors.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Public Health Schools	35

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in public health from NAU. This makes it the #252 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of NAU Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $37,324. This is 16% higher than $32,238, which is the national average for all public health bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 280 students earned a bachelor's degree in public health from NAU. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 53% 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	9
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	148
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

NAU Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in public health from NAU. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 41% 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	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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.