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Elementary Education at Northern Arizona University

Elementary Education at Northern Arizona University

What traits are you looking for in a elementary teaching school? To help you decide if Northern Arizona University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's elementary teaching program.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566.

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

NAU Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

NAU Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary Education. 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.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at NAU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching 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 elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 87
White 139
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

NAU Elementary Education Master’s Program

93% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from NAU, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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