It offers 297 graduate programs - 156 Master's, 87 Doctorate, 30 Post-bachelor's, and 24 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $53,871.
A total of 14,046 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 23,203 students at Northwestern. Northwestern offers online graduate programs and 958 out of 14,046 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Northwestern have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and Feinberg School of Medicine. In addition, you can find Northwestern'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 $53,871. It offers 297 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
School Name | Northwestern University |
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Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
Address | 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL |
Graduate School Students | 14,168 students 958 students enrolled online exclusively |
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $53,871 |
Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
Number of Graduate Programs | Total 297 Graduate Programs 156 Master's, 87 Doctorate, 54 Post graduate certificates |
2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Northwestern University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Northwestern University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $53,871 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $7,667.
Amounts | ||
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Tuition | $52,698 | |
Fees | $1,173 | |
Cost per Credit | $7,667 | |
Books & Supplies | $1,686 | |
Room & Board | $20,334 (On-Campus) / $20,334 (Off-Campus) | |
Personal Expenses | $3,273 (On-Campus) / $3,273 (Off-Campus) | |
On-Campus Total | $79,164 | |
Off-Campus Total | $79,164 |
2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
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Tuition & Fees | $56,567 | $56,567 | $56,567 | $53,024 | $53,871 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Northwestern University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 297 major areas - 156 Master's (8 online programs), 87 Doctorate (1 online programs), 30 Post-Bachelor's, 24 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 6,071 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,084 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
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Total | 6,071 | 1,084 | 160 | 42 |
Men | 2,958 | 501 | 55 | 23 |
Women | 3,113 | 583 | 105 | 19 |
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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Environmental Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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African Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Asian Studies/Civilization | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
Latin American and Caribbean Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
African-American/Black Studies | NOT OFFER | |||
Women's Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Speech Communication and Rhetoric | NOT OFFER | |||
Communication and Media Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Journalism | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Radio and Television | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE |
Health Communication | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Sports Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 |
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Artificial Intelligence | 41 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Computer and Information Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Information Science/Studies | 63 | NOT OFFER | ||
Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Education | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE |
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Music Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Education (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Civil Engineering | 50 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Computer Engineering | 40 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Engineering Mechanics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Materials Engineering | 57 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Mechanical Engineering | 43 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Industrial Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Manufacturing Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Operations Research | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Biological/Biosystems Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
Engineering (other) | 97 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Robotics Technology/Technician | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Engineering/Industrial Management | 60ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Engineering Design | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other) | 86 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Comparative Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
German Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Advanced Legal Research/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 195 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Tax Law/Taxation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 11 | |
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Legal Professions and Studies (other) | 107ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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English Language and Literature | 15 | NOT OFFER | ||
Writing | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Creative Writing | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Biomedical Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Botany/Plant Biology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Developmental Biology and Embryology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Biostatistics | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Bioinformatics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other) | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Biotechnology | 42 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Neuroscience | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Neurobiology and Anatomy | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Mathematics | NOT OFFER | |||
Applied Mathematics | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Statistics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Systems Science and Theory | 4 | NOT OFFER | ||
Medieval and Renaissance Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Behavioral Sciences | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER | |
International/Global Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Cognitive Science | NOT OFFER | 7 | NOT OFFER | |
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Sustainability Studies | 43 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 67 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Philosophy | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Religion/Religious Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Religious/Sacred Music | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Astronomy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Astronomy and Astrophysics (other) | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Geology/Earth Science | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Physics | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Science Technologies/Technicians (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Psychology | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Clinical Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Counseling Psychology | 316 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 36 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Community Organization and Advocacy | NOT OFFER | |||
Public Administration | 97 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Public Policy Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Health Policy Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Anthropology | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Anthropology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Social Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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Design and Visual Communications | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Playwriting and Screenwriting | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Acting | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Directing and Theatrical Production | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Film/Cinema/Video Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Documentary Production | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Art/Art Studies | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Music | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Music Performance | NOT OFFER | |||
Music Theory and Composition | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Musicology and Ethnomusicology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
Conducting | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Keyboard Instruments | NOT OFFER | |||
Voice and Opera | 14 | NOT OFFER | ||
Jazz/Jazz Studies | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Stringed Instruments | NOT OFFER | |||
Music (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | 81 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS | |
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History | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
Graduate Student Population
Northwestern graduate schools have a total of 14,168 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 6,585 male and 7,583 female postgrad students.By attending status, there are 10,608 full-time and 3,560 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 958 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,502 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 5,217 White, 700 Black, and 1,838 Asian students are attending at Northwestern University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
173 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,129 students are older than 65. It has 9,371 students aged between 22 and 30 and 3,365 students aged 30 to 40.
Total | 14,168 |
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Men | 6,585 |
Women | 7,583 |
Total | 14,168 |
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Full-time Students | 10,608 |
Part-time Students | 3,560 |
Total | 14,168 |
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American Indian / Native American | 12 |
Asian | 1,838 |
Black | 700 |
Hispanic | 1,069 |
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 7 |
White | 5,217 |
Two or more races | 430 |
Un-Known | 1,013 |
Total | 14,168 |
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21 & Under | 173 |
22-24 | 3,940 |
25-29 | 5,431 |
30-34 | 2,381 |
35-39 | 984 |
40 & Over | 1,129 |
Online Population
At Northwestern University graduate schools, 958 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,502 students enrolled in some online courses.
Total Enrollment | 14,046 |
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Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 958 |
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,502 |
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 11,586 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 958 |
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Illinois Resident | 259 |
Other State In U.S. | 555 |
Outside of U.S. | 143 |