by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in health science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their master’s degree from Northwestern is $61,516 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $63,540.
Online degrees for the Northwestern health science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
About 75.7% of the students who received their Master’s in health science in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.7% of the health science master’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 18 |
| General Health & Wellness | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 59 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 12 |
| Allied Health Professions | 34 |
| Medical Science | 36 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 46 |
*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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