Overview

Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation / Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation is located in Flagstaff, AZ, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Parks and recreation management
Master of Science (MS)	Applied geospatial sciences	Geospatial technologies
Master of Science (MS)	Applied geospatial sciences	Planning and recreation
Master of Science (MS)	Applied geospatial sciences	Geography, planning and recreation
Master of Science (MS)	Applied geospatial sciences	Geospatial technologies, professional science masters
Master of Science (MS)	Applied geospatial sciences	Geospatial technologies
Master of Science (MS)	Applied geospatial sciences	Planning and recreation
Master of Science (MS)	Applied geospatial sciences	Geography, planning and recreation
Master of Science (MS)	Applied geospatial sciences	Geospatial technologies, professional science masters
(Graduate Certificate)	Community planning
(Graduate Certificate)	Geographic information systems

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

60

Applied

49

Accepted

27

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	September 15th	September 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Letters of recommendation, Personal statement or essay, Undergraduate degree in specific field or one year work experience in that field
Additional Entrance Requirements	Letter of recommendation, Personal statement or essay

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

58

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	10.34%
Black or African American	1.72%
White or Caucasian	77%
American Indian or Alaska Native	5.17%
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	3.45%
Unknown	1.72%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

20

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 4

Male (12)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Not reported
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	183,269

Location & Contact

Address Box 15016
Flagstaff, AZ  86011
United States

Contact Dr. Mark Manone
Chair
Email: mark.manone@nau.edu
Phone: 928-5239159

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