Northern Michigan University (Northern Michigan) is a four-year, public school located in Marquette, MI.
It offers 41 graduate programs - 34 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,196 for in-state and $15,652 for out-of-state students.
A total of 725 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,409 students at Northern Michigan. Northern Michigan offers online graduate programs and 451 out of 725 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,196 for Michigan residents and $15,652 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-one (41) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Northern Michigan University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI |
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| Graduate School Students | 613 students
451 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$12,196
Out-of-State$15,652 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 41 Graduate Programs
34 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Northern Michigan University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Northern Michigan University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $12,196 and $15,652 for non-Michigan residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $703 for Michigan residents and $919 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,248 | $14,704 |
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| Fees | $948 | $948 |
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| Cost per Credit | $703 | $919 |
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| Books & Supplies | $720 |
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| Room & Board | $13,274 (On-Campus) / $11,292 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,178 (On-Campus) / $2,520 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,368 | $31,824 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,728 | $30,184 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $10,204 | $10,612 | $11,028 | $11,600 | $12,196 |
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| Out-of-State | $13,660 | $14,068 | $14,484 | $15,056 | $15,652 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Northern Michigan University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 41 major areas - 34 Master's (12 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 206 students have been conferred Master's degree and 8 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 206 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
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| Men | 57 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 149 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 4 |
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Graduate Student Population
Northern Michigan graduate schools have a total of 613 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 177 male and 436 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 232 full-time and 381 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 451 students enrolled through online exclusively and 78 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 509 White, 24 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at Northern Michigan University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
19 grad students are younger than 22 and 221 students are older than 65. It has 313 students aged between 22 and 30 and 172 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 613 |
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| Men | 177 |
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| Women | 436 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 613 |
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| Full-time Students | 232 |
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| Part-time Students | 381 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 613 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 11 |
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| Black | 24 |
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| Hispanic | 10 |
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| White | 509 |
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| Two or more races | 24 |
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| Un-Known | 16 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 613 |
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| 21 & Under | 19 |
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| 22-24 | 167 |
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| 25-29 | 146 |
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| 30-34 | 79 |
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| 35-39 | 93 |
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| 40 & Over | 221 |
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Online Population
At Northern Michigan University graduate schools, 451 students enrolled online exclusively and 78 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 725 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 451 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 78 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 196 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 451 |
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| Michigan Resident | 424 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 25 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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