Instructional Leadership, emphasis: K-12 School Leadership (MEd)
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The graduate experience: grad student life at NAU

Choose our community to elevate your academics, your goals…your self.

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#70
in the nation for public institutions without a medical school
National Science Foundation
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#4
most enrolled Native American graduate students in the nation
National Center for Education Statistics
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Live The world looks different from here

When you choose to pursue a graduate program at NAU, you’ll explore alongside other dreamers, builders, artists, and scholars who are rediscovering the world—and how to make a difference in it.

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Join other adventurers

NAU allows you to find your place, not just to research but to create and recreate. Meet new people, discover new passions, and get involved.

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Student clubs and organizations

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Events

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Athletics

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Learn We’re here to empower your future

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In person

Join our diverse student body in Flagstaff or across Arizona and you’ll embrace the NAU experience through shared courses and amenities.

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Online

Join our community of learners, explorers, and dreamers to empower excellence and discovery from anywhere.

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Be well Live at full speed

Harness miles of urban paths, local trails and parks, and on-campus recreation and health facilities to maintain your healthy mind and body. Don’t let anything slow you down.

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You can go anywhere from here

Our well-respected faculty and staff, plentiful tools and resources, and 100+ years of commitment and tradition put you on the edge of life-defining opportunities. Leap into your future.

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Research opportunities

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Finding a job after graduation

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Internships

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Join us

You have aspirations—and we have the options to help you reach them.

And you might be surprised how affordable an NAU education can be! Learn more about paying for college.

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