Mathematics at Northern Arizona University

If you plan to study mathematics, 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.

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

NAU Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

NAU Mathematics Rankings

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

Math Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at NAU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

NAU Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of math master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from NAU, 60% 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 math.

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math 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
General Mathematics	61

Related Majors

• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
Mathematical Science Professors	1,080	$85,340
Statisticians	1,080	$80,330
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790

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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