Northern Illinois University is a four-year, public school located in Dekalb, Illinois. It offers 15 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, Northern Illinois have 8 bachelor's degree programs, and 11 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of Northern Illinois is $12,506 for Illinois residents and $12,506 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the Northern Illinois's graduate tuition & fees is $9,090 for Illinois residents and $9,090 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 575 students have completed their health profession studies. 402 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 57 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


Northern Illinois University 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of Northern Illinois is $12,506 for Illinois residents and $12,506 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,090 for in-state rate and $12,506 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at Northern Illinois is 70.45% and the graduation rate is 53%. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 and the retention rate is 65%.

You can find the detailed information about Northern Illinois University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$12,506 ($12,506)
Graduate$9,090 ($9,090)
Health Profession Programs15 programs
3 online programs
Total Programs164 programs
11 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1
Student Population15,649 Students
Number of Faculties1,035 Faculties
Number of Staffs2,963 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Northern Illinois University offers 15 health profession programs through bachelor's programs and graduate programs.

A total of 575 students have completed the health profession programs including 402 bachelor's degree earners and graduate degree earners.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at Northern Illinois with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor 8 1 402
Master 7 1 116
Doctoral (Research) 1 NOT OFFERED 10
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 3 1 47

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders4115NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED6NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer-7NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist20NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)1OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling26NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Public Health-41NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED3NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED32NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED5NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian2313NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse153NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED32OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED9OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED10NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED