2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $11,600 and $15,056 for non-Michigan residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $669 for Michigan residents and $886 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,704$14,160
Fees$896$896
Cost per Credit$669$886
Books & Supplies$720
Room & Board$12,752 (On-Campus) / $10,850 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,148 (On-Campus) / $2,482 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$27,220$30,676
Off-Campus Total$25,652$29,108
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$9,839$10,204$10,612$11,028$11,600
Out-of-State$13,295$13,660$14,068$14,484$15,056

Graduate Program Overview

Northern Michigan University is a four-years, public school located in Marquette, Michigan. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,600 for Michigan residents and $15,056 for out-of-state students.
It offers thirty-nine (39) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNorthern Michigan University
TypeFour-years, Public
Address1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI
Graduate School Students603 students
274 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,600
Out-of-State$15,056
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 39 Graduate Programs
32 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates

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 39 major areas - 32 Master's (10 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 4 Post-Bachelor', 2 Post-Master'(1 online programs). 202 students have been conferred Master's degree and 11 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total20211-3
Men61--1
Women14111-2
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.
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing- -ONLINE - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching36ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work23ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Athletic Training/Trainer8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cytogenetics/Genetics/Clinical Genetics Technology/Technologist5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing- -ONLINE - NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/Management11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Reading Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing- -ONLINE - NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,214 students enrolled in Northern Michigan University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 603 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 192 male and 411 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 229 full-time and 374 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 274 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 54 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total603
Men Students192
Women Students411
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total603
Full-time Students229
Part-time Students374
By race/ethnicity 489 White, 14 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Northern Michigan University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total603
American Indian /
Native American
16
Asian5
Black14
Hispanic26
White489
Two or more races21
Un-Known15
13 students are younger than 22 and 129 students are older than 65. The school has 259 students aged between 22 and 30 and 135 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total603
21 & Under13
22-24129
25-29130
30-3471
35-3964
40 & Over129
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Northern Michigan University, 274 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 54 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment536
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses274
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses54
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses208
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses274
Michigan Resident239
Other State In U.S.33
Outside of U.S.2


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