General Business Administration and Management at Northern Arizona University

Every general 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 approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 314 of them were general business administration and management majors.

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

NAU General Business Administration and 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 General Business Administration and 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 General Business Administration and 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
	89
	419
	586
	586
	609
	1,673

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in business administration from NAU. This makes it the #609 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 314 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NAU, about 51% were men and 49% were women.

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	76
White	170
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

NAU General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 business administration majors earned their master's degree from NAU. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from NAU, 69% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Interior Design Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

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
Management Analysts	10,830	$85,890
Sales Managers	10,710	$113,430
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Administrative Services Managers	8,200	$89,950

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.