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Northern Arizona University Bachelor’s in Nursing

526 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$63,953 Average Salary
$25,404 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northern Arizona University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the NAU Bachelor’s in Nursing

#654 in the U.S
#13 in Arizona

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NAU was ranked #654 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #13 in Arizona.

Here are some of the other rankings for NAU.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing24
Most Popular Colleges for Nursing58
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Nursing Graduates122
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Online Nursing Schools125
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)139
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)141
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)145
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)146
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)148
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)156
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)160
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)163
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)168
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)172
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)178
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Nursing Graduates187
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)191
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing193
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing195
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)213
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)217
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)221
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)223
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans230
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing243
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)245
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans253
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans266
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)303
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools304
Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans313
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools328
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing339
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing346
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing359
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools375
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Graduates382
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools402
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing452
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing560
Best Nursing Schools654
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)763
Highest Paid Nursing Graduates767
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)809
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)822
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)823
Best Value Colleges for Nursing836
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)904
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)1,015
Most Focused Colleges for Nursing1,100

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nursing from NAU Cost?

$11,381 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,404 Average Student Debt

NAU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NAU was $1,058 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $761 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,243$16,248
Fees$1,138$1,138
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$11,106$11,106
On Campus Other Expenses$4,720$4,720

Learn more about NAU tuition and fees.

NAU Nursing Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Nursing students who received their bachelor’s degree at NAU took out an average of $25,404 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $22,660.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nursing From NAU?

$63,953 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

nursing who receive their bachelor’s degree from NAU make an average of $63,953 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $62,199.

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Does NAU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nursing?

Online degrees for the NAU nursing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NAU Online Learning page.

NAU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nursing

526 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
82.7% Women
37.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 526 bachelor’s degrees in nursing awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 82.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.8% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at NAU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian23
Black or African American17
Hispanic or Latino126
Native American or Alaska Native8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White323
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities28

Bachelor’s in Nursing Focus Areas at NAU

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing526

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication Sciences17
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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.

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