Business Economics at Northern Arizona University

Every business economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business economics 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, 33 of them were business economics majors.

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

NAU Business Economics Degrees Available

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

NAU Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at NAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at NAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Economics. 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
	1
	1
	1
	33
	40
	86
	92
	97
	108

Business Economics Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

The business economics program at NAU awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 76% of these degrees went to men with the other 24% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business economics 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
Survey Researchers	210	$53,660
Economists	150	$93,350

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.