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Northern Illinois University MA in Philosophy

14 Master's Degrees Awarded

Philosophy is a concentration offered under the philosophy major at Northern Illinois University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in philosophy, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Philosophy from NIU Cost?

$11,086 Average Tuition and Fees

NIU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NIU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,858 $8,858
Fees $2,228 $2,228

Does NIU Offer an Online MA in Philosophy?

NIU does not offer an online option for its philosophy master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.

NIU Master’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

14 Master's Degrees Awarded
14.3% Women
35.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 14 master’s degrees in philosophy awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 14.3% of the philosophy students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 26.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 35.7% of philosophy master’s degree recipients at NIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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