Degree Programs Overview

Northwood University offers 35 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 6 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 812 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at NU. 613 students completed bachelor's programs and 146 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at NU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Associate's5NOT OFFERED522725
Bachelor's242613349264
Master's431468363
Doctor's1NOT OFFERED110

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Northwood University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Computer and Information Sciences, General program has the highest salary ($68,640) after graduation and the Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $66,020 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer and Information Sciences, General $68,640$5,720--
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations $66,020$5,502$25,000$265
Finance and Financial Management Services $57,193$4,766$19,500$207
Accounting and Related Services $55,845$4,654$18,067$192
Business Administration, Management and Operations $50,522$4,210$19,325$205
Marketing $46,338$3,862$19,050$202
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication $44,404$3,700$18,250$193
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $38,949$3,246$23,750$252
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations $64,374$5,365$41,000$466

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Northwood University.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the most completers of 258 and the Business Administration and Management Master program has the second most completers of 102 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AdvertisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 1 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 49 258102 1 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 0 64NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Franchising and Franchise OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 546ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED20ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 50NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion MerchandisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED 2 27NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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