Graduate Programs | Northwestern Health Sciences University

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $12,545 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $440.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$11,570
Fees	$975
Cost per Credit	$440
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$14,124 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$12,524 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total	$40,393

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$12,882	$13,097	$11,716	$12,093	$12,545

Graduate Program Overview

Northwestern Health Sciences University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bloomington, Minnesota. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,545.

It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Northwestern Health Sciences University
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	2501 W 84th St, Bloomington, MN
Graduate School Students	739 students 125 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$12,545
Student to Faculty	4:1 (25.00%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 7 Graduate Programs 4 Master's, 3 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 4 Master's (1 online programs), 3 Doctorate . 26 students have been conferred Master's degree and 165 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
Total	26	165	-	-
Men	2	86	-	-
Women	24	79	-	-

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.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	19	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	4	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	-^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chiropractic	NOT OFFERED	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,126 students enrolled in Northwestern Health Sciences University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 739 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 335 male and 404 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 689 full-time and 50 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 125 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 539 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	739
Men Students	335
Women Students	404

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	739
Full-time Students	689
Part-time Students	50

By race/ethnicity 368 White, 10 Black, and 24 Asian students are attending at Northwestern Health Sciences University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	739
American Indian / Native American	3
Asian	24
Black	10
Hispanic	10
White	368
Two or more races	3
Un-Known	241

19 students are younger than 22 and 43 students are older than 65. The school has 536 students aged between 22 and 30 and 92 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	739
21 & Under	19
22-24	271
25-29	265
30-34	71
35-39	21
40 & Over	43

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Northwestern Health Sciences University, 125 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 539 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	690
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	125
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	539
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	26

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	125
Minnesota Resident	107
Other State In U.S.	12
Outside of U.S.	0

Graduate School Tuition at Northwestern Health Sciences University