Northwestern Health Sciences University (Northwestern Health Sciences) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bloomington, MN.
It offers 6 graduate programs - 3 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,875.
A total of 662 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,101 students at Northwestern Health Sciences. Northwestern Health Sciences offers online graduate programs and 87 out of 662 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Northwestern Health Sciences's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,875. It offers six (6) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Northwestern Health Sciences University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2501 W 84th St, Bloomington, MN |
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| Graduate School Students | 666 students
87 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $10,875 |
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| Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 6 Graduate Programs
3 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Northwestern Health Sciences University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Northwestern Health Sciences University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $10,875 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $515.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $9,900 |
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| Fees | $975 |
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| Cost per Credit | $515 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $14,962 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $12,748 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $39,785 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $13,097 | $11,716 | $12,093 | $12,545 | $10,875 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Northwestern Health Sciences University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 6 major areas - 3 Master's (2 online programs), 2 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 43 students have been conferred Master's degree and 154 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 | 43 | 154 | 10 | - |
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| Men | 7 | 76 | - | - |
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| Women | 36 | 78 | 10 | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Northwestern Health Sciences graduate schools have a total of 666 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 280 male and 386 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 606 full-time and 60 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 87 students enrolled through online exclusively and 450 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 324 White, 17 Black, and 26 Asian students are attending at Northwestern Health Sciences University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
26 grad students are younger than 22 and 71 students are older than 65. It has 473 students aged between 22 and 30 and 92 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 666 |
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| Men | 280 |
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| Women | 386 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 666 |
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| Full-time Students | 606 |
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| Part-time Students | 60 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 666 |
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| Asian | 26 |
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| Black | 17 |
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| Hispanic | 16 |
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| White | 324 |
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| Two or more races | 9 |
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| Un-Known | 200 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 666 |
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| 21 & Under | 26 |
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| 22-24 | 250 |
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| 25-29 | 223 |
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| 30-34 | 59 |
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| 35-39 | 33 |
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| 40 & Over | 71 |
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Online Population
At Northwestern Health Sciences University graduate schools, 87 students enrolled online exclusively and 450 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 662 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 87 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 450 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 125 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 87 |
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| Minnesota Resident | 27 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 59 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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