Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a four-year, public school located in Flagstaff, AZ.
It offers 142 graduate programs - 80 Master's, 21 Doctorate, 40 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,023 for in-state and $19,306 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,477 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 28,467 students at NAU. NAU offers online graduate programs and 2,522 out of 5,477 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find NAU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,023 for Arizona residents and $19,306 for out-of-state students. It offers 142 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Northern Arizona University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200, Flagstaff, AZ |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,058 students
2,522 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$13,023
Out-of-State$19,306 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 142 Graduate Programs
80 Master's, 21 Doctorate, 41 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Northern Arizona University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Northern Arizona University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Arizona residents, the tuition & fees are $13,023 and $19,306 for non-Arizona residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $635 for Arizona residents and $1,704 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $12,135 | $18,588 |
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| Fees | $888 | $718 |
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| Cost per Credit | $635 | $1,704 |
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| Books & Supplies | $900 |
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| Room & Board | $14,432 (On-Campus) / $18,342 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,936 (On-Campus) / $4,936 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,291 | $39,574 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,201 | $43,484 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $11,166 | $11,555 | $11,946 | $12,547 | $13,023 |
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| Out-of-State | $19,489 | $20,125 | $21,690 | $22,077 | $19,306 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Northern Arizona University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 142 major areas - 80 Master's (13 online programs), 21 Doctorate (2 online programs), 40 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 2,123 students have been conferred Master's degree and 250 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,123 | 250 | 164 | 4 |
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| Men | 961 | 67 | 38 | 1 |
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| Women | 1,162 | 183 | 126 | 3 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Linguistics | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Music | 7 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Music Performance | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
1 |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 6 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
NAU graduate schools have a total of 5,058 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,831 male and 3,227 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,963 full-time and 2,095 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,522 students enrolled through online exclusively and 646 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,305 White, 161 Black, and 128 Asian students are attending at Northern Arizona University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
107 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,136 students are older than 65. It has 2,751 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,483 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,058 |
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| Men | 1,831 |
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| Women | 3,227 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,058 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,963 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,095 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,058 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 196 |
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| Asian | 128 |
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| Black | 161 |
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| Hispanic | 841 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 6 |
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| White | 2,305 |
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| Two or more races | 166 |
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| Un-Known | 580 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 5,058 |
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| 21 & Under | 107 |
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| 22-24 | 1,358 |
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| 25-29 | 1,393 |
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| 30-34 | 848 |
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| 35-39 | 635 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,136 |
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Online Population
At Northern Arizona University graduate schools, 2,522 students enrolled online exclusively and 646 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,477 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,522 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 646 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,309 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,522 |
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| Arizona Resident | 913 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 256 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 68 |
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