Northwood University (NU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Midland, MI.
It offers 7 graduate programs - 5 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $37,980.
A total of 364 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,409 students at NU. NU offers online graduate programs and 221 out of 364 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $37,980. It offers seven (7) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Northwood University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 4000 Whiting Dr, Midland, MI |
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| Graduate School Students | 371 students
221 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $37,980 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 7 Graduate Programs
5 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Northwood University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Northwood University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $37,980 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,055.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $37,980 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,055 |
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| Books & Supplies | $810 |
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| Room & Board | $13,100 (On-Campus) / $12,000 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,210 (On-Campus) / $4,746 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $55,100 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $55,536 |
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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 | $37,080 | $37,080 | $37,080 | $37,980 | $37,980 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Northwood University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 7 major areas - 5 Master's (5 online programs), 1 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 220 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 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 | 220 | 3 | - | - |
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| Men | 127 | 1 | - | - |
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| Women | 93 | 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.
Graduate Student Population
NU graduate schools have a total of 371 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 205 male and 166 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 122 full-time and 249 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 221 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 219 White, 37 Black, and 9 Asian students are attending at Northwood University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 371 |
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| Men | 205 |
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| Women | 166 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 371 |
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| Full-time Students | 122 |
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| Part-time Students | 249 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 371 |
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| Asian | 9 |
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| Black | 37 |
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| Hispanic | 18 |
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| White | 219 |
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| Two or more races | 4 |
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| Un-Known | 15 |
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Online Population
At Northwood University graduate schools, 221 students enrolled online exclusively and 2 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 364 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 221 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 141 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 221 |
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| Michigan Resident | 120 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 93 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 8 |
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