Teacher Education Grade Specific at Northern Arizona University

If you plan to study teacher education grade specific, 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. In 2021, 288 grade specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from NAU.

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

NAU Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Grade Specific Ed (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NAU offers distance education options for grade specific ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NAU Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed 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 grade specific ed major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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 Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools	27
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Undergraduate Certificate Schools	40
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	84
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	362
	373
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	389
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	395
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	486
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	612

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from NAU. This makes it the #84 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NAU Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $38,858. This is 9% higher than $35,527, which is the national average for all grade specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 288 students earned a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed from NAU. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at NAU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its grade specific ed 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 grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	183
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

NAU Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a master’s in grade specific ed from NAU in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from NAU, 67% 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 grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

The following grade specific ed concentations are available at Northern Arizona University. 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
Elementary Education	320
Early Childhood Education	35
Secondary Education	5
Teacher Development & Methodology	3

Related Majors

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

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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
Preschool Teachers	6,820	$31,010
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.