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How Well Is Northern Arizona University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Northern Arizona University was awarded 1,536 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is technical teacher education.

Overall Quality

NAU landed the #311 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NAU held the #1,019 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 26 colleges in Arizona, NAU is ranked at #6.

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How Much Money Do NAU Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from NAU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $46,950 in their early years. This is good news for future NAU graduates since it is 11% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.