Graduate Programs at Northwood University

Graduate School Overview

Northwood University (referred to as NU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Midland, MI.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1974 - Current[Estimated Date]).

NU Directory Information
School Name	Northwood University (NU)
Address	4000 Whiting Dr, Midland, MI 48640-2398
Phone	800-622-9000
Web	https://www.northwood.edu
Online Application	https://apply.northwood.edu/Pages/Welcome.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.northwood.edu/financial-aid/applying-for-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of NU is $37,980 in average. The school has 306 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,246 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 33 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 22 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$37,980
Student Population	306
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	33 graduate programs (22 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at NU is $37,980 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,030.

NU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$37,080
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,030

NU 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)	22 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 Northwood University is $37,980. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.43% 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	$37,080	-
2019-2020	$37,080	-
2020-2021	$37,080	-
2021-2022	$37,080	-
2022-2023	$37,080	-
2023-2024	$37,980	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of NU is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Michigan. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,596 (public) / $19,803 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northwood University	$37,980
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Michigan Graduate Schools	$18,425	$21,516
Public	$17,995	$26,596
Private	$19,803

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,076 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at NU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.10% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,148. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.20% 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	$10,480	$2,910	$10,018	$4,370
2019-2020	$10,790	$2,920	$10,422	$4,340
2020-2021	$11,110	$3,000	$10,750	$4,376
2021-2022	$11,440	$2,882	$11,092	$4,248
2022-2023	$12,120	$2,862	$10,694	$4,230
2023-2024	$12,500	$3,096	$11,572	$4,576

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,055 at Northwood University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.43% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,030
2019-2020	$1,030
2020-2021	$1,030
2021-2022	$1,030
2022-2023	$1,030
2023-2024	$1,055

Graduate Programs at NU

Northwood University offers 6 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, 146 students have completed their study at Northwood University.

Offered Degrees at Northwood University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	4	146
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1	0
Total	6	6	146

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Northwood University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Finance program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 116 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northwood University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Finance	✔	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northwood University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	116	$56,200
Organizational Leadership	✔	20	-
Finance	✔	8	-
Business Statistics	✔	2	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northwood University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	-	-

Northwood University offers 6 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 146 students have completed their graduate studies.

146 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	146 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	116	$56,200
Organizational Leadership	✔	20	-
Finance	✔	8	-
Business Statistics	✔	2	-
	Total	146

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Finance	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at NU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 306 students enrolled into Northwood University graduate schools where it has total 2,246 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 72 full-time and 234 part-time graduate students. By gender, 169 male and 137 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	306	169	137
Full-time	72	42	30
Part-tme	234	127	107

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

There are 206 White (67.32%), 35 Black/African American (11.44%), 16 Hispanic (5.23%), 19 Asian (6.21%), and 30 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	306	169	137
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	19	14	5
Black/African American	35	16	19
Hispanic	16	10	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	206	109	97
Two More	10	6	4
Un-Known	12	10	2
Non-resident Alien	8	4	4

Northwood University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 196 graduate students (64.05% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 17 graduate students (5.56% 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	306
Enrolled Online Exclusively	196
Enrolled Some Online Courses	17
Not in Online Courses	93

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northwood University. 98 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.03% of total students), 24 students are aged above 50 (7.84%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northwood University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	306	169	137
Age 20-21	24	9	15
Age 22-24	74	43	31
Age 25-29	62	33	29
Age 30-34	39	19	20
Age 35-39	35	22	13
Age 40-49	48	32	16
Age 50-64	23	10	13
Over 64	1	1	0

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