Northern Michigan University (Northern Michigan) is a four-year, public school located in Marquette, MI.

It offers 40 graduate programs - 33 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,600 for in-state and $15,056 for out-of-state students.

A total of 536 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,970 students at Northern Michigan. Northern Michigan offers online graduate programs and 274 out of 536 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Northern Michigan's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,600 for Michigan residents and $15,056 for out-of-state students. It offers forty (40) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNorthern Michigan University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI
Graduate School Students603 students
274 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,600
Out-of-State$15,056
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 40 Graduate Programs
33 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Northern Michigan University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Northern Michigan University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $11,600 and $15,056 for non-Michigan residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $669 for Michigan residents and $885 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,704$14,160
Fees$896$896
Cost per Credit$669$885
Books & Supplies$720
Room & Board$12,752 (On-Campus) / $10,850 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,148 (On-Campus) / $2,482 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$27,220$30,676
Off-Campus Total$25,652$29,108

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Northern Michigan University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 40 major areas - 33 Master's (11 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 171 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total171325
Men501-1
Women121224

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration2ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning DisabilitiesONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching29ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biology Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior Analysis2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work27ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting and Business/Management10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Northern Michigan graduate schools have a total of 603 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 192 male and 411 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 229 full-time and 374 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 274 students enrolled through online exclusively and 54 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 489 White, 14 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Northern Michigan University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

13 grad students are younger than 22 and 129 students are older than 65. It has 259 students aged between 22 and 30 and 135 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total603
Men192
Women411
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total603
Full-time Students229
Part-time Students374
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total603
American Indian /
Native American
16
Asian5
Black14
Hispanic26
White489
Two or more races21
Un-Known15
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total603
21 & Under13
22-24129
25-29130
30-3471
35-3964
40 & Over129

Online Population

At Northern Michigan University graduate schools, 274 students enrolled online exclusively and 54 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment536
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses274
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses54
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses208
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses274
Michigan Resident239
Other State In U.S.33
Outside of U.S.2