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Graduate Programs at NAU

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Graduate Program 99 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 16 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 5,477
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $19,306

Graduate Programs Overview

Northern Arizona University offers 99 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 16 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 5,477 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at NAU and 2,522 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $13,023 for Arizona residents and $19,306 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Northern Arizona University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (78 programs)
Doctorate - Research (16 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (5 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (14 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Tuition & Fees$13,023 Arizona residents
$19,306 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment5,477 graduate students
2,522 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at NAU

It offers 99 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree7814
Post Master's Degree11
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship160
Doctor's degree - professional practice52
Total9916

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $13,023 for Arizona residents and $19,306 for students from other States at Northern Arizona University. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -12.55% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$11,555$11,934$12,547$13,023
Out-of-State$20,125$21,690$22,077$19,306
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] Northern Arizona University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Northern Arizona University, 5,477 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 2,125 male and 3,352 female students. By attendance status, there are 3,337 full-time and 2,140 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total5,4773,3522,125
Full-time3,3371,9831,354
Part-time2,1401,369771
[Chart] Northern Arizona University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Northern Arizona University, 2,522 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 646 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 5,477 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total5,477
Online Exclusively2,522
In Some Online Classes646
Not In Online Classes2,309
[Chart] Northern Arizona University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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