Multilingual Education at Northern Arizona University

If you plan to study multilingual education, 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.

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

NAU Multilingual Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Multilingual Education

NAU Multilingual Education 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.

Multilingual Education Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Multilingual Education Master’s Program

Of the 30 multilingual education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in multilingual education each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the multilingual education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% 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 multilingual education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Multilingual Education

Multilingual Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	30

Related Majors

• International Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Special Education

Careers That Multilingual Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in multilingual education 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
Elementary School Teachers	22,510	$44,430
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Middle School Teachers	11,330	$43,560
Kindergarten Teachers	3,040	$44,670

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.