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Arizona · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona. 23,041 undergraduate students. 202 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 105330 · OPEID 001082 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Northern Arizona University

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Northern Arizona University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($26.6k → $29.9k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Northern Arizona University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.7% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Arizona

Each tile compares this institution to the Arizona median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$54,384+15% · 6→10y
Arizona median $39,817
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$47,308
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
56.9%+49% · '97→'24
Arizona median 43.0%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$12,916+245% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
23,041+62% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
72.6%+8% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
91.0%+11% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$12,652+473% · '00→'24
out-of-state $28,900
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.2%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $12,916 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $54,384 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202422,903
26,97411,18119962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202461.3%
61%41%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$19,000
$20,500$5,50019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+49%

Northern Arizona University · completion · 150% rose

41.1% → 61.3%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+208%

Northern Arizona University · completion · 100% rose

15.6% → 48.1%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+62%

Northern Arizona University · undergrad enrollment rose

14,114 → 22,903

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+473%

Northern Arizona University · in-state tuition rose

$2,272 → $13,009

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+243%

Northern Arizona University · out-of-state tuition rose

$8,704 → $29,881

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+245%

Northern Arizona University · median debt rose

$5,500 → $19,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Northern Arizona University · cohort default rate fell

7.4% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+27%

Northern Arizona University · earnings_median_10yr rose

$42,900 → $54,384

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+27%

Northern Arizona University · earnings_median_8yr rose

$40,400 → $51,271

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+29%

Northern Arizona University · earnings_median_6yr rose

$36,800 → $47,308

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Master's Degree$132,31766 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$126,39242 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$117,90983 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$107,63457 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Doctoral Degree$98,96031 gradsConstruction Management.CIP 5220 · Bachelor's Degree$98,07342 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$91,89451 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$91,702151 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$89,027144 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$85,036526 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Bachelor's Degree$85,03656 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$81,27183 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.CIP 5123 · Doctoral Degree$81,237—Accounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$80,35391 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,16435 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$73,322136 gradsMicrobiological Sciences and Immunology.CIP 2605 · Bachelor's Degree$71,30722 gradsGeography and Cartography.CIP 4507 · Bachelor's Degree$70,9823 gradsEnvironmental/Environmental Health Engineering.CIP 1414 · Bachelor's Degree$70,45318 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.CIP 5102 · Master's Degree$70,16260 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.CIP 0909 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,1370 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$69,885116 gradsAnthropology.CIP 4502 · Master's Degree$69,19411 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Master's Degree$68,669264 grads
Showing top 24 of 79 ranked programs.202 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

79 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Science.Bachelor's Degree$117,90983 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's Degree$48,706288 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.Master's Degree$68,669264 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Bachelor's Degree$51,542140 gradsStudent Counseling and Personnel Services.Master's Degree$58,371133 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Bachelor's Degree$50,07398 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Master's Degree$53,74875 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Master's Degree$59,45964 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Master's Degree$52,01157 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,14633 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.Doctoral Degree$98,96031 gradsBilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.Master's Degree$62,44330 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$89,027144 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$107,63457 gradsCivil Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$85,03656 gradsEnvironmental/Environmental Health Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$70,45318 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's Degree$51,97233 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's Degree$47,24784 gradsEnglish Language and Literature, General.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,76758 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Master's Degree$52,82246 gradsEnglish Language and Literature, General.Master's Degree$64,4040 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's Degree$54,948498 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$56,435461 gradsMicrobiological Sciences and Immunology.Bachelor's Degree$71,30722 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

Mathematics.Bachelor's Degree$62,61653 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.Bachelor's Degree$47,82885 gradsCultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.Bachelor's Degree$51,58924 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Health and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's Degree$62,062129 gradsParks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.Bachelor's Degree$51,91852 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

Chemistry.Bachelor's Degree$66,14073 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.Bachelor's Degree$51,21120 gradsPhysical Sciences, Other.Bachelor's Degree$67,20114 grads

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 41

Science Technologies/Technicians, Other.Bachelor's Degree$58,14173 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$49,697361 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social Work.Bachelor's Degree$46,353174 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Criminology.Bachelor's Degree$53,788281 gradsPolitical Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$55,68369 gradsSociology.Bachelor's Degree$52,28755 gradsAnthropology.Bachelor's Degree$39,83636 gradsInternational Relations and National Security Studies.Bachelor's Degree$55,79022 gradsAnthropology.Master's Degree$69,19411 gradsGeography and Cartography.Bachelor's Degree$70,9823 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Design and Applied Arts.Bachelor's Degree$54,01199 gradsMusic.Bachelor's Degree$26,12828 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's Degree$49,03622 gradsFilm/Video and Photographic Arts.Bachelor's Degree$45,59421 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's Degree$85,036526 gradsPublic Health.Bachelor's Degree$58,640280 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,562103 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Master's Degree$132,31766 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Master's Degree$70,16260 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Bachelor's Degree$60,16157 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Master's Degree$126,39242 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.Doctoral Degree$81,237—

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$65,408328 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.Bachelor's Degree$52,298210 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Master's Degree$91,702151 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's Degree$73,322136 gradsMarketing.Bachelor's Degree$69,885116 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$80,35391 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.Bachelor's Degree$81,27183 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,65962 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$91,89451 gradsConstruction Management.Bachelor's Degree$98,07342 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,16435 gradsBusiness/Managerial Economics.Bachelor's Degree$59,02833 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$67,67910 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

History.Bachelor's Degree$39,73332 grads

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

Natural Resources Conservation and Research.Bachelor's Degree$48,86985 gradsForestry.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$59,77050 gradsForestry.Bachelor's Degree$61,64147 gradsWildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$48,38239 gradsForestry.Master's Degree$53,33913 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Bachelor's Degree$54,715153 gradsRadio, Television, and Digital Communication.Bachelor's Degree$47,705120 gradsCommunication and Media Studies.Bachelor's Degree$50,66683 gradsJournalism.Bachelor's Degree$48,39932 gradsCommunication and Media Studies.Master's Degree$52,84210 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$70,1370 grads
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Arizona

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

TUCSON$60.0k

Arizona

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 66% completion
TEMPE$62.7k

ASU

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 68% completion
TUCSON$39.8k

Pima Community College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 21% completion
MESA$44.0k

Mesa Community College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 19% completion
GLENDALE$43.1k

Glendale Community College

Public · Predominantly certificates · 14% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Northern Arizona University graduates earn $X” — not “Northern Arizona University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Northern Arizona University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →