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Social Work at Northern Arizona University

If you plan to study social work, 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, 174 of them were social work majors.

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

NAU Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at NAU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NAU does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

NAU Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work 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 social work major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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
99

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in social work from NAU. This makes it the #195 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from NAU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $33,882. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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Social Work Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 174 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from NAU. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 74
White 75
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

NAU Social Work Master’s Program

91% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 43 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from NAU in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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Of the students who received a social work master's degree from NAU, 56% 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,780 $39,020
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,700 $39,390
Healthcare Social Workers 2,420 $62,920
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,320 $54,670
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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