Criminology at Northern Arizona University

Every criminology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminology program at Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 students received a bachelor's degree in criminology from NAU.

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

NAU Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology
• Master’s Degree in Criminology

NAU Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at NAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 criminology major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminology. 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 Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in criminology from NAU. This makes it the #49 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminology Graduates from NAU Make?

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $32,280. This is less than $33,551, which is the national average of all criminology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminology Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at NAU are white. This is typical 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 criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	84
White	157
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

NAU Criminology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in criminology from NAU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the criminology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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 criminology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology 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
Managers	8,520	$101,630

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.