Mathematics at Northern Arizona University
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, 53 of them were mathematics majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.
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NAU Mathematics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Math
- Master’s Degree in Math
NAU Mathematics Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how NAU performed in these rankings.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
---|---|
Most Focused Mathematics Schools | 705 |
In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in math from NAU. This makes it the #116 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of NAU Math Graduates
The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $28,307. This is less than $43,164, which is the national average of all math majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
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
About 60% 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 |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
NAU Mathematics Master’s Program
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 | 4 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
NAU also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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