Future students
The College of Education at NAU invites you to explore more about us
Thank you for your interest in Northern Arizona University (NAU) and pursuing your bachelor or graduate degree with the College of Education (COE). The information on this page will help you get familiar with our college, its structure, and the university as a whole. Whether you’re interested in enrolling at the undergraduate or graduate level, the information below will give you an idea of what a Northern Arizona University and College of Education experience can provide, on campus at our beautiful Flagstaff mountain campus.
College of Education departments and organization
The College of Education is home to 4 departments, each offering a wide variety of degrees, programs, and certificates at both the undergraduate and graduate level:
This version of the COE organizational chart provides hot links to quickly access information on specific degrees and programs.
Quicklinks to helpful information
Undergraduate
Resources for future teachers
Average teacher salaries
Arizona has been one of the lower paying states for teachers over the past decade, but has been steadily increasing over the past few years.
Teacher shortages
Teacher Shortage Area Nationwide Listing for the 2017 – 2018 school year has been completed by the U.S. Department of Education.
Arizona Department of Education certification requirements
The certification subprogram consistently and accurately enforces the State Board of Education rules and regulations and state statutes governing the certification of professional educators in the state. Find out more about educator certification on the Arizona Department of Education website.
Teach.org
Locate information about the teaching profession including scholarship information and job postings .