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 completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. 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 739 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,126 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 739 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,126 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 13 graduate programs through 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	739
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	13 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 $429.

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, remedial services, 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	Remedial 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 $19,603 and the Minnesota graduate tuition is $15,941 (public) / $15,928 (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	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Minnesota Graduate Schools	$13,925	$15,565
Public	$12,073	$15,941
Private	$15,928

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $429 at Northwestern Health Sciences University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.13% 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	$429

Graduate Programs at Northwestern Health Sciences

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers 5 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 210 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	2	1	21
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	189
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	5	1	210

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program with 22 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Chiropractic program with 178 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northwestern Health Sciences University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	0	-
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northwestern Health Sciences University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	22	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	18	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	6	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	3	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northwestern Health Sciences University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Chiropractic	✕	178	$38,000
Chiropractic	✕	139	$38,000
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	11	-
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	8	-

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers 5 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 210 students have completed their graduate studies.

21 students have earned/completed Master's program.
189 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	21 completers	-
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	✔	3	-
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	✕	18	-
	Total	21

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	189 completers	-
Chiropractic	✕	178	$38,000
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	11	-
	Total	189

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	✕	0	-
	Total	0

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 1,126 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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