Which Northern Arizona University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Journalism graduates leave with a median of $18,062 in federal loans, the lowest among 51 Northern Arizona University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Northern Arizona University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $13,009 a year, and $29,881 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,158 a year.

How many Northern Arizona University programs report graduate pay?

52 bachelor's programs and 11 certificate programs at Northern Arizona University report first-year pay, and 61 of them also report federal debt.

Northern Arizona University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Flagstaff, AZ
22,903 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

52 Northern Arizona University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($76,782), and Anthropology the least ($20,144). The median program pays $39,341. Northern Arizona University also has 11 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$13,009Per year. Out-of-state $29,881

Average net price after aid$14,158Per year

Graduation rate61%Within 6 years

Admission rate90%Of applicants

All 52 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Arizona" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Arizona. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Arizona
1	NursingAbout 419 graduates a year	$76,782	$85,036	$24,276	8th of 8
2	Construction ManagementAbout 43 graduates a year	$76,708	$98,073	$23,700	2nd of 2
3	Computer ScienceAbout 70 graduates a year	$74,815	$117,909	$27,000	3rd of 3
4	Electrical EngineeringAbout 33 graduates a year	$71,370	$107,634	$20,500	4th of 4
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$66,589	$85,036	$28,000	3rd of 3
6	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 38 graduates a year	$64,082	$60,161	$26,169	1st of 1
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 103 graduates a year	$63,252	$89,027	$24,409	4th of 4
8	Environmental EngineeringAbout 26 graduates a year	$62,936	$70,453	$27,000	1st of 2
9	Computer Systems AnalysisGraduates a year not reported	$60,524	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
10	FinanceAbout 129 graduates a year	$53,962	$73,322	$20,594	5th of 6
11	Management Information SystemsAbout 34 graduates a year	$52,708	$81,271	$25,000	3rd of 3
12	AccountingAbout 50 graduates a year	$51,506	$80,353	$19,450	4th of 7
13	MathematicsAbout 41 graduates a year	$49,588	$62,616	$19,468	3rd of 3
14	Business AdministrationAbout 246 graduates a year	$47,884	$65,408	$20,500	7th of 10
15	Special EducationAbout 103 graduates a year	$47,610	$50,073	$23,000	2nd of 4
16	Business EconomicsAbout 29 graduates a year	$47,379	$59,028	$23,021	3rd of 3
17	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 118 graduates a year	$46,579	$51,542	$22,009	1st of 3
18	Teacher EducationAbout 256 graduates a year	$45,032	$48,706	$18,500	3rd of 7
19	Other Science TechnologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$44,338	$58,141	$22,918	3rd of 3
20	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 341 graduates a year	$43,752	$54,948	$21,600	3rd of 3
21	MarketingAbout 121 graduates a year	$43,692	$69,885	$21,500	6th of 6
22	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 20 graduates a year	$42,528	$51,211	$22,000	1st of 2
23	Public HealthAbout 141 graduates a year	$41,561	$58,640	$24,250	1st of 3
24	CommunicationsAbout 73 graduates a year	$41,491	$50,666	$19,375	5th of 6
25	ChemistryAbout 50 graduates a year	$40,845	$66,140	$21,500	2nd of 3
26	ForestryAbout 37 graduates a year	$40,435	$61,641	$22,698	1st of 1
27	Social WorkAbout 135 graduates a year	$38,247	$46,353	$20,500	3rd of 3
28	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 39 graduates a year	$38,177	Not reported	$20,500	1st of 2
29	Hospitality ManagementAbout 122 graduates a year	$37,402	$52,298	$20,046	1st of 3
30	MicrobiologyAbout 29 graduates a year	$37,375	$71,307	$24,000	3rd of 3
31	CriminologyAbout 253 graduates a year	$37,214	$53,788	$20,000	1st of 1
32	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 99 graduates a year	$36,920	$54,715	$21,625	2nd of 3
33	Political ScienceAbout 58 graduates a year	$35,220	$55,683	$19,500	5th of 5
34	BiologyAbout 414 graduates a year	$34,940	$56,435	$20,500	2nd of 4
35	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 77 graduates a year	$33,964	$54,011	$23,245	3rd of 4
36	Romance LanguagesAbout 22 graduates a year	$33,901	$51,972	$20,000	3rd of 3
37	PsychologyAbout 451 graduates a year	$33,844	$49,697	$22,492	3rd of 6
38	JournalismAbout 27 graduates a year	$33,710	$48,399	$18,062	3rd of 4
39	Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 84 graduates a year	$32,452	$47,828	$26,899	2nd of 2
40	Parks and RecreationAbout 56 graduates a year	$31,672	$51,918	$21,500	2nd of 2
41	SociologyAbout 52 graduates a year	$31,410	$52,287	$25,000	4th of 4
42	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 104 graduates a year	$31,097	$48,869	$21,333	4th of 5
43	International RelationsAbout 18 graduates a year	$29,924	$55,790	$20,632	1st of 1
44	HistoryAbout 27 graduates a year	$28,862	$39,733	$21,250	5th of 5
45	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 179 graduates a year	$28,769	$62,062	$19,650	4th of 4
46	EnglishAbout 65 graduates a year	$28,663	$47,247	$19,250	5th of 5
47	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 54 graduates a year	$24,578	$47,705	$25,935	2nd of 2
48	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 19 graduates a year	$24,172	Not reported	$18,665	3rd of 3
49	Film and PhotographyAbout 19 graduates a year	$23,418	$45,594	$19,000	4th of 4
50	TheatreAbout 19 graduates a year	$23,043	$49,036	$21,966	3rd of 4
51	Cultural StudiesAbout 13 graduates a year	$21,458	$51,589	$21,125	1st of 1
52	AnthropologyAbout 28 graduates a year	$20,144	$39,836	$21,819	4th of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and Arizona ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Arizona programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

All 11 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Arizona" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Arizona. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Arizona
1	FinanceAbout 50 graduates a year	$54,047	$91,894	$20,594	1st of 1
2	Business EconomicsAbout 22 graduates a year	$51,329	Not reported	$21,367	1st of 1
3	Management Information SystemsAbout 16 graduates a year	$48,029	$76,164	$21,750	1st of 1
4	Teacher EducationAbout 9 graduates a year	$45,247	$50,146	$18,700	2nd of 2
5	Human ResourcesAbout 15 graduates a year	$45,055	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
6	MarketingAbout 47 graduates a year	$44,084	Not reported	$18,500	3rd of 3
7	ForestryAbout 42 graduates a year	$43,144	$59,770	$20,923	1st of 1
8	Hospitality ManagementAbout 31 graduates a year	$34,908	$53,659	$16,930	2nd of 2
9	Wildlife ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$32,402	$48,382	$20,000	1st of 1
10	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 61 graduates a year	$31,339	$51,562	$20,192	1st of 1
11	EnglishGraduates a year not reported	$31,087	$48,767	$18,712	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$76,782
Construction Management$76,708
Computer Science$74,815
Electrical Engineering$71,370
Civil Engineering$66,589

Lowest median debt

Journalism$18,062
Teacher Education$18,500
Fine and Studio Arts$18,665
Film and Photography$19,000
English$19,250

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 451 graduates a year
NursingAbout 419 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 414 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 341 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 256 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $76,782 in their first year, the most of 52 Northern Arizona University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Arizona rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels