by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Northwestern College landed the #341 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, NWC took the #7 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Iowa.
Women make up 78.9% of the total graduate student body at NWC while men make you 21.1%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at NWC, around 3.5% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. NWC is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 0.5% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,120 | $6,120 |
| Fees | $240 | $240 |
Master's degree recipients from NWC earn an average salary of $52,856 during the early years of their career. That's about 10% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
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Contact details for NWC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 101 Seventh St Sw, Orange City, IA 51041 |
| Phone: | 712-707-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.nwciowa.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/NWCIowaAlum |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/nwciowa |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88.0% of the graduate students at NWC took at least one online course. For that same period, 88.0% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 63 |
| Special Education | 9 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 30 |
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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