by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Northern Arizona University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in sociology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NAU was $1,428 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $520 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are 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 sociology 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 70.0% of the sociology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 69.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in sociology at NAU in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sociology | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 16 |
| Criminology | 8 |
| Geography & Cartography | 6 |
| Political Science & Government | 2 |
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*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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