Social Work at Northern Arizona University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

NAU Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at NAU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NAU does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NAU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at NAU awarded 43 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from NAU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Human Services
• Public Administration

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,780	$39,020
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,700	$39,390
Healthcare Social Workers	2,420	$62,920
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,320	$54,670
Social and Community Service Managers	2,290	$65,610

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.