by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Northern Arizona University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in social sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at NAU paid an average of $1,428 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $520 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,309 | $18,630 |
| Fees | $857 | $859 |
NAU does not offer an online option for its social sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NAU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.9% of the social sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Around 19.0% of social sciences master’s degree recipients at NAU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 16 |
| Criminology | 8 |
| Geography & Cartography | 6 |
| Political Science & Government | 2 |
| Sociology | 10 |
*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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