by our College Data Analytics TeamGeology & Earth Sciences is a concentration offered under the geological and earth sciences major at Northern Illinois University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in geology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at NIU paid an average of $492 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-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 |
Online degrees for the NIU geology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.3% of the geology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.
Around 33.3% of geology master’s degree recipients at NIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.