Northwestern Health Sciences University Graduate Schools

Northwestern Health Sciences University (referred to as Northwestern Health Sciences) is a Private, 4 years school located in Bloomington, MN. Northwestern Health Sciences University is a historically black school. Northwestern Health Sciences University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Other health professions school school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Northwestern Health Sciences University is $12,093 in average. The school has 690 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,031 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1988 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Northwestern Health Sciences Directory Information
School Name	Northwestern Health Sciences University (Northwestern Health Sciences)
Address	2501 W 84th St, Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone	952-888-4777
Web	https://www.nwhealth.edu
Online Application	https://www.nwhealth.edu/admissions/how-to-apply
Financial Info	https://www.nwhealth.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Northwestern Health Sciences University is $12,093 in average. The school has 690 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,031 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 16 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,093
Student Population	690
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	16 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	4 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northwestern Health Sciences University is $12,093 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $424.

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Northwestern Health Sciences University 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college
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 Health Sciences University is $12,093. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.22% 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	$11,648	$700
2019-2020	$12,168	$714
2020-2021	$12,272	$825
2021-2022	$10,816	$900
2022-2023	$11,118	$975

The graduate school tuition & fees of Northwestern Health Sciences is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Minnesota. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $15,941 (public) / $15,751 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northwestern Health Sciences University	$12,093
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$13,963	$15,469
Public	$12,241	$15,941
Private	$15,751

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $24,294. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.40% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$11,080	$8,400
2019-2020	$10,830	$9,998
2020-2021	$10,830	$9,998
2021-2022	$12,330	$10,502
2022-2023	$12,876	$11,418

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $424 at Northwestern Health Sciences University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.92% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$416
2019-2020	$416
2020-2021	$416
2021-2022	$416
2022-2023	$424

Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Northwestern Health Sciences University.

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Northwestern Health Sciences University
	Tuition	Fees
Chiropractic	$26,220	$1,100

Graduate Programs at Northwestern Health Sciences

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers 7 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 191 students have completed their study at Northwestern Health Sciences University.

Offered Degrees at Northwestern Health Sciences University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	1	26
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	165
Total	7	1	191

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Northwestern Health Sciences University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program with 19 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Chiropractic program with 159 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Northwestern Health Sciences University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	19	-
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	4	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✕	3	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	0	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northwestern Health Sciences University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Chiropractic	✕	159	$38,000
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	6	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	0	-

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers 7 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 191 students have completed their graduate studies.

26 students have earned/completed Master's program.
165 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	26 completers	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✕	3	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	19	-
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	4	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✔	0	-
	Total	26

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	165 completers	-
Chiropractic	✕	159	$38,000
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	0	-
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	6	-
	Total	165

Graduate Student Population at Northwestern Health Sciences

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 739 students enrolled into Northwestern Health Sciences University graduate schools where it has total 1,031 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 689 full-time and 50 part-time graduate students. By gender, 335 male and 404 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	739	335	404
Full-time	689	328	361
Part-tme	50	7	43

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

There are 368 White (49.80%), 10 Black/African American (1.35%), 10 Hispanic (1.35%), 24 Asian (3.25%), and 327 students with other races. 80 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	739	335	404
American Indian/Native American	3	3	0
Asian	24	11	13
Black/African American	10	7	3
Hispanic	10	3	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	368	161	207
Two More	3	0	3
Un-Known	241	111	130
Non-resident Alien	80	39	41

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 118 graduate students (15.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 607 graduate students (82.14% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	739
Enrolled Online Exclusively	118
Enrolled Some Online Courses	607
Not in Online Courses	14

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northwestern Health Sciences University. 324 students are aged 20 to 24 (43.84% of total students), 8 students are aged above 50 (1.08%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northwestern Health Sciences University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	739	335	404
Age 20-21	22	6	16
Age 22-24	302	137	165
Age 25-29	284	148	136
Age 30-34	80	30	50
Age 35-39	11	4	7
Age 40-49	31	6	25
Age 50-64	8	3	5
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

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