Business Administration & Management at Northern Arizona University

Every business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. Of the 1,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 328 of them were business administration and management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

NAU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

NAU Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration 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 business administration major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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
	110
	154
	194
	224
	226
	320
	510
	672
	736
	879
	923
	1,005

In 2021, 151 students received their master’s degree in business administration from NAU. This makes it the #195 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NAU Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $43,418. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 328 students earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from NAU. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at NAU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	177
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

NAU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from NAU, 61% 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	92
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

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

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Arizona University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	346
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	118
Supply Chain Management	14
Interior Design Management	1

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Construction Management
• Accounting
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	50,540	$102,470
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	36,130	$54,670
Retail Sales Supervisors	24,730	$41,680
Management Analysts	10,830	$85,890
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	10,720	$63,860

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.