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History at Northern Arizona University

If you plan to study history, 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 approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,331 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 32 of them were history majors.

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

NAU History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History
  • Master’s Degree in History

NAU History Rankings

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

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in history from NAU. This makes it the #181 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU History Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from NAU. About 56% were men and 44% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NAU History Master’s Program

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The history program at NAU awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 history.

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

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

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history 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
History 37

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers 8,520 $101,630
Curators 230 $57,280
Museum Technicians and Conservators 150 $38,950
History Professors 130 $84,060

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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