by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Northern Michigan University came in at #817 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
In addition, Northern Michigan University took the #21 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.
Northern Michigan University was ranked #599 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
Northern Michigan University also ranked #18 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Michigan.
The total graduate student population at Northern Michigan University is made up of 74.4% women and 25.6% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at Northern Michigan University, around 12.0% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Northern Michigan University. Around 1.7% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,792 | $13,248 |
| Fees | $820 | $820 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from Northern Michigan University is $46,954. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 20% lower than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for Northern Michigan University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855-5301 |
| Phone: | 906-227-2650 |
| Website: | https://www.nmu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/NorthernMichiganU |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/NorthernMichU |
Around 62.4% of Northern Michigan University graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 54.9% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 1 |
Footnotes
*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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