Offered Programs at NAU
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
279
Total Number of Online Programs
41
Total Number of Completers
8,098
Northern Arizona University offers 279 programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 100 Bachelor's, 74 Master's, 16 Doctorate (research), 4 Doctorate (professional), 2 1-2 Years certificates, 41 Post-BS Certificate, 1 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 41 programs are available through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 5 Bachelor's, 14 Master's, 1 Doctorate (professional), 15 Post-BS Certificate, 1 Post-MS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 8,098 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Northern Arizona University.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 5,874 Bachelor's, 1,370 Master's, 83 Doctorate (research), 145 Doctorate (professional), 39 1-2 Years certificates, 130 Post-BS Certificate, and 5 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by NAU.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 100 5 5,874 Master's 74 14 1,370 Doctorate (research) 16 0 83 Doctorate (professional) 4 1 145 1-2 Years certificates 2 0 39 Post-BS Certificate 41 15 130 Post-MS Certificate 1 1 5 Total 279 41 8,098
The following table shows the best programs at Northern Arizona University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Certificate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Finance $51,100 Management Information Systems $47,400 Hospitality Administration/Management $40,700 Business Administration and Management $40,000 Forestry $33,000
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Computer Science $70,600 Electrical and Electronics Engineering $68,800 Construction Management $65,100 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $61,500 Mechanical Engineering $55,500
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $94,100 Business Administration and Management $61,100 Communication Sciences and Disorders $59,200 Bilingual and Multilingual Education $49,500 Educational Leadership and Administration $48,600
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Educational Leadership and Administration $83,300
The following table lists the popular programs at Northern Arizona University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 496 $35,500 Criminology 272 $31,900 Biomedical Sciences 271 - Communication Management and Strategic Communications 143 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science 129 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Information Technology 150 - Organizational Leadership 80 - Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 60 - Special Education and Teaching 57 - Physician Assistant 51 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Physical Therapy/Therapist 96 - English Language and Literature 58 - Hospitality Administration/Management 57 - Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 50 - Investments and Securities 44 -
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at NAU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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39 completers -
Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 4 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 35 - Total 39
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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135 completers $25,700 Environmental Studies ✕ 54 - Environmental Science ✕ 40 - Forest Sciences and Biology ✕ 41 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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9 completers - American Indian/Native American Studies ✕ 7 - Women's Studies ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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335 completers $29,300 Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 70 $29,300 Journalism ✕ 23 $29,500 Radio and Television ✕ 94 $26,000 Public Relations/Image Management ✕ 1 - Advertising ✕ 1 - Communication Management and Strategic Communications ✕ 143 - Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other) ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
✔ (2 completers)156 completers - Information Technology ✔ 33 - Informatics ✕ 3 - Computer Science ✕ 119 $70,600 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✔ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (1 completers)579 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 96 $36,600 Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs ✕ 19 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 307 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 5 - Art Teacher Education ✕ 16 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 27 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 11 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 26 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 6 - Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education ✕ 2 - Technical Teacher Education ✔ 15 - Biology Teacher Education ✕ 7 - Chemistry Teacher Education ✕ 1 - History Teacher Education ✕ 32 - Physics Teacher Education ✕ 3 - Spanish Language Teacher Education ✕ 5 - Earth Science Teacher Education ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
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237 completers - Engineering ✕ 1 - Civil Engineering ✕ 49 $54,300 Computer Engineering ✕ 5 - Computer Software Engineering ✕ 0 - Electrical and Electronics Engineering ✕ 29 $68,800 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering ✕ 30 $40,000 Mechanical Engineering ✕ 123 $55,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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43 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 18 - Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 25 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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76 completers $21,700 English Language and Literature ✕ 76 $21,700
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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417 completers $35,500 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 417 $35,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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482 completers $28,300 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 200 $28,300 Biomedical Sciences ✕ 259 - Microbiology ✕ 21 - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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25 completers $32,400 Mathematics ✕ 25 $32,400
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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26 completers - Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis ✕ 12 - Geography and Environmental Studies ✕ 0 - Philosophy, Politics, and Economics ✕ 12 - Data Science, General ✕ 2 - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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260 completers $31,800 Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies ✕ 56 $31,800 Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 140 - Physical Fitness Technician ✕ 64 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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6 completers - Philosophy ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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108 completers - Astronomy ✕ 3 - Chemistry ✕ 46 $35,100 Geology/Earth Science ✕ 23 $25,900 Physics ✕ 14 - Physics and Astronomy ✕ 22 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Science Technologies/Technicians
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64 completers - Science Technologies/Technicians (other) ✕ 64 $35,600
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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365 completers $28,100 Psychology ✕ 365 $28,100
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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16 completers - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration ✕ 3 - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 13 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ (1 completers)170 completers - Public Administration ✔ 8 - Social Work ✕ 162 $32,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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381 completers - Anthropology ✕ 33 $24,000 Criminology ✕ 232 $31,900 Geography ✕ 11 - International Relations and Affairs ✕ 19 $30,100 Political Science and Government ✕ 51 $32,100 Sociology ✕ 35 $29,100
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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189 completers - Design and Visual Communications ✕ 52 $30,900 Interior Design ✕ 60 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 16 $17,300 Photography ✕ 17 - Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 17 - Music ✕ 14 - Music Performance ✕ 13 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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763 completers - Communication Sciences and Disorders ✕ 94 - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist ✕ 55 - Public Health ✕ 133 $36,800 Dietetics/Dietitian ✕ 19 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 462 $61,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ (1 completers)868 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 215 $42,400 Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management ✕ 16 - Accounting ✕ 74 $46,200 Business/Managerial Economics ✕ 23 - Small Business Administration/Management ✔ 7 - Finance ✕ 149 $44,800 Hospitality Administration/Management ✕ 147 $36,000 Management Information Systems ✕ 44 $54,000 Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 126 $38,100 Construction Management ✕ 67 $65,100
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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31 completers -
History ✕ 31 $23,700 Total 5,874
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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14 completers - Environmental Science ✕ 8 - Forestry ✕ 1 - Forest Sciences and Biology ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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0 completers - Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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7 completers - Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
✔ (2 completers)183 completers - Information Technology ✔ 150 - Informatics ✕ 12 - Computer Science ✕ 21 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (7 completers)520 completers - Bilingual and Multilingual Education ✕ 44 $49,500 Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 105 $48,600 Community College Education ✕ 73 - International School Administration/Leadership ✔ 10 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✔ 26 - Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education ✕ 10 - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 50 - Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs ✕ 4 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 63 $42,700 College Student Counseling and Personnel Services ✕ 9 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 56 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✔ 2 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 29 - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods ✔ 5 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 2 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✔ 10 - Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education ✔ 0 - Spanish Language Teacher Education ✕ 7 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) ✔ 8 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
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21 completers - Civil Engineering ✕ 3 - Engineering Physics/Applied Physics ✕ 1 - Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering ✕ 3 - Mechanical Engineering ✕ 9 - Electrical and Computer Engineering ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
✔ (1 completers)44 completers $46,400 Creative Writing ✕ 15 - Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing ✔ 10 - Rhetoric and Composition ✕ 7 - General Literature ✕ 12 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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16 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 16 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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8 completers - Mathematics ✕ 3 - Statistics ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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23 completers - Sustainability Studies ✕ 7 - Climate Science ✕ 16 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
✔ (1 completers)10 completers - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies ✔ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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18 completers - Planetary Astronomy and Science ✕ 6 - Chemistry ✕ 3 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 9 - Materials Science ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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28 completers - Psychology ✕ 8 - School Psychology ✕ 20 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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70 completers - Public Administration ✕ 11 - Social Work ✕ 59 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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33 completers - Anthropology ✕ 8 $44,900 Criminology ✕ 5 - Geography ✕ 0 - Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✕ 7 - Political Science and Government ✕ 2 - Applied/Public Sociology ✕ 11 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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5 completers - Music ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (3 completers)246 completers - Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 57 - Physician Assistant ✕ 41 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 32 - Mental Health Counseling/Counselor ✕ 37 - Public Health ✕ 15 - Behavioral Aspects of Health ✕ 0 - Dietetics/Dietitian ✕ 12 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✔ 13 $94,100 Nursing Administration ✔ 0 - Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ✔ 39 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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118 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 35 $61,100 Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management ✕ 1 - Organizational Leadership ✕ 80 - International Business/Trade/Commerce ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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6 completers -
History ✕ 6 - Total 1,370
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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7 completers - Forest Sciences and Biology ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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2 completers - Informatics ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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35 completers - Curriculum and Instruction ✕ 8 - Community College Education ✕ 12 - Superintendency and Educational System Administration ✕ 15 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
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7 completers - Civil Engineering ✕ 0 - Mechanical Engineering ✕ 0 - Biological/Biosystems Engineering ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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6 completers - Linguistics ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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10 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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9 completers - Planetary Astronomy and Science ✕ 8 - Materials Science ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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2 completers - Educational Psychology ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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1 completers - Political Science and Government ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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2 completers -
Behavioral Aspects of Health ✕ 2 - Total 83
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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0 completers - Clinical Psychology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 145 completers -
Occupational Therapy/Therapist ✕ 46 - Physical Therapy/Therapist ✕ 98 - Nursing Practice ✔ 1 - Total 145
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
✔ (2 completers)10 completers - Natural Resources/Conservation ✔ 10 - Forest Management/Forest Resources Management ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Architecture
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3 completers - City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning ✕ 3 - Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
✔ (1 completers)5 completers - Ethnic Studies ✕ 3 - American Indian/Native American Studies ✔ 0 - Women's Studies ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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3 completers - Communication ✕ 1 - Technical and Scientific Communication ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
✔ (1 completers)0 completers - Informatics ✕ 0 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (4 completers)79 completers - Higher Education/Higher Education Administration ✔ 0 - Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship ✕ 18 - Superintendency and Educational System Administration ✕ 15 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed ✔ 18 - Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services ✕ 0 - College/Postsecondary/University Teaching ✕ 22 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Reading Teacher Education ✔ 0 - Technical Teacher Education ✔ 5 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering
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2 completers - Energy Systems Engineering, General ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
✔ (1 completers)5 completers - Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing ✔ 2 - Rhetoric and Composition ✕ 2 - Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other) ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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0 completers - Conservation Biology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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4 completers - Applied Statistics, General ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
✔ (1 completers)3 completers - Behavioral Sciences ✕ 3 - Data Science, General ✕ 0 - Business Analytics ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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2 completers - Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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1 completers - Public Administration ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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5 completers - Geographic Information Science and Cartography ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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2 completers - Music Performance ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (3 completers)2 completers - Public Health ✔ 2 - Behavioral Aspects of Health ✔ 0 - Nursing Administration ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
✔ 0 completers -
Business Administration and Management ✔ 0 - Hospitality Administration/Management (other) ✔ 0 - Total 130
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 5 completers -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ✔ 5 - Total 5
