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Biology Education at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. Of the 526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 8 of them were biology education majors.

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

NAU Biology Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology Teacher Education

NAU Biology Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology teacher education programs across the country. The following shows how NAU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology teacher education major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Biology Education Schools 20
Best Biology Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Best Value Biology Education Schools 31
Best Biology Education Schools 32
Most Focused Biology Education Schools 103

Biology Teacher Education Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Biology Education Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biology teacher education program at NAU awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical biology teacher education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at NAU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology teacher education 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 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology teacher education 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 biology teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NAU also has a doctoral program available in biology teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Biology Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology teacher 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
High School Teachers 17,200 $48,610
Middle School Teachers 11,330 $43,560
Education Professors 1,060 $79,120
Biological Science Professors 800 $99,960

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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