Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Graduate Schools

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (referred to as PNWU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Yakima, WA. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences is a historically black school. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences is a tribal college. It is classified as a Medical school and medical center school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences is $38,540 in average. The school has 621 students (all graduate).

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (4/22/2012 - Current).

PNWU Directory Information
School Name	Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU)
Address	200 University Parkway, Yakima, WA 98901
Phone	509-452-5100
Web	https://www.pnwu.edu
Online Application	https://www.pnwu.edu/admissions
Financial Info	https://www.pnwu.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences is $38,540 in average. The school has 621 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$38,540
Student Population	621
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	2 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences is $38,540 in average for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Not Offered
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences is $38,540. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 7.06% 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
2019-2020	-	-
2020-2021	-	-
2021-2022	$36,000	-
2022-2023	$38,540	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of PNWU is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Washington. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Washington graduate tuition is $29,159 (public) / $21,522 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences	$38,540
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
Washington Graduate Schools	$18,689	$23,698
Public	$15,045	$29,159
Private	$21,522

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

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
	Tuition	Fees
Osteopathic Medicine	$61,860	-

Graduate Programs at PNWU

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences offers 2 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, 177 students have completed their study at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.

Offered Degrees at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	1	40
Doctor's degree - other	1	137
Total	2	177

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

The most popular Master's program is the Biomedical Sciences program with 40 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy program with 137 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Biomedical Sciences	✕	40

Popular Doctorate Programs at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	✕	137

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences offers 2 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 177 students have completed their graduate studies.

40 students have earned/completed Master's program.
137 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	40 completers
Biomedical Sciences	✕	40
	Total	40

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	137 completers
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	✕	137
	Total	137

Graduate Student Population at PNWU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 593 students enrolled into Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences graduate schools where it has total 620 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 590 full-time and 3 part-time graduate students. By gender, 256 male and 337 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	593	256	337
Full-time	590	255	335
Part-tme	3	1	2

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

There are 340 White (57.34%), 8 Black/African American (1.35%), 65 Hispanic (10.96%), 110 Asian (18.55%), and 70 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	593	256	337
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	110	32	78
Black/African American	8	3	5
Hispanic	65	28	37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	340	156	184
Two More	38	19	19
Un-Known	20	12	8
Non-resident Alien	8	4	4

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. 101 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.03% of total students), 1 students are aged above 50 (0.17%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.