Public Administration at Northern Arizona University

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Northern Arizona University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

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, 8 of them were public administration majors.

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

NAU Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NAU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NAU does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NAU Public Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin 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 public admin major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. 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 Online Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	230

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in public admin from NAU. This makes it the #302 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NAU Public Admin Graduates

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $37,503. This is less than $42,063, which is the national average of all public admin majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Admin Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 public admin majors earned their bachelor's degree from NAU. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin 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 admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NAU Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from NAU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Human Services
• Social Work

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers	50,540	$102,470
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Chief Executives	6,630	$194,360
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,760	$84,730
Social and Community Service Managers	2,290	$65,610

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.