Graduate Programs at Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)

Graduate School Overview

Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) (referred to as Northwestern) is a Private, 4 years school located in Orange City, IA.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1953 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Northwestern Directory Information
School Name	Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) (Northwestern)
Address	101 Seventh St SW, Orange City, IA 51041
Phone	712-707-7000
Web	https://www.nwciowa.edu
Online Application	https://www.nwciowa.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.nwciowa.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Northwestern is $6,600 in average. The school has 498 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,651 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 62 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,600
Student Population	498
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	62 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northwestern is $6,600 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $340.

Northwestern offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$6,120
Required Fees	$250
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$340

Northwestern offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	9 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) is $6,600. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.61% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,850	$200
2019-2020	$6,030	$200
2020-2021	$6,120	$220
2021-2022	$6,120	$240
2022-2023	$6,120	$250
2023-2024	$6,300	$300

The graduate school tuition & fees of Northwestern is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $18,011 (public) / $12,480 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)	$6,600
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,201	$13,537
Public	$11,498	$18,011
Private	$12,480

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,900 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Northwestern.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.73% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,900. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.73% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,200	$3,000	$9,200	$3,000
2019-2020	$9,600	$2,750	$9,600	$2,750
2020-2021	$9,800	$2,980	$9,600	$2,980
2021-2022	$10,000	$2,900	$10,000	$2,900
2022-2023	$10,200	$3,200	$10,200	$3,200
2023-2024	$10,700	$3,200	$10,700	$3,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $352 at Northwestern College (Orange City, IA). The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.53% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$325
2019-2020	$335
2020-2021	$340
2021-2022	$340
2022-2023	$340
2023-2024	$352

Graduate Programs at Northwestern

Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) offers 12 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 258 students have completed their study at Northwestern College (Orange City, IA).

Offered Degrees at Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	7	5	144
Post Bachelor's Degree	5	3	114
Total	12	8	258

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Special Education and Teaching (other) program with 38 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 90 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	38	-
Computer Teacher Education	✕	38	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	28	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
History Teacher Education	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	90	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	33	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	-	-
History Teacher Education	✔	-	-

Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 258 students have completed their graduate studies.

144 students have earned/completed Master's program.
114 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	144 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	90	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	21	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	33	-
History Teacher Education	✔	-	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Counseling Psychology	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Physician Assistant	✕	-	-
	Total	144

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	10 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
History Teacher Education	✔	4	-
	Total	114

Graduate Student Population at Northwestern

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 498 students enrolled into Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) graduate schools where it has total 1,651 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 96 full-time and 402 part-time graduate students. By gender, 108 male and 390 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	498	108	390
Full-time	96	20	76
Part-tme	402	88	314

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 316 White (63.45%), 3 Black/African American (0.60%), 3 Hispanic (0.60%), 2 Asian (0.40%), and 174 students with other races. 4 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	498	108	390
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	3	1	2
Hispanic	3	0	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	316	76	240
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	169	29	140
Non-resident Alien	4	1	3

Northwestern College (Orange City, IA) offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 435 graduate students (87.35% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	498
Enrolled Online Exclusively	435
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	63

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