Inside Academics at Northern Michigan University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Northern Michigan University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 18 students per faculty member, Northern Michigan University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 74% of instructors full time, Northern Michigan University is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Northern Michigan University offers 83 majors with reported completions across 31 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Northern Michigan University are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Northern Michigan University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Northern Michigan University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Northern Michigan University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,071 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Northern Michigan University retains and graduates its students — 78% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Northern Michigan University.

Continue Your Research on Northern Michigan University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Northern Michigan University in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Northern Michigan University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Northern Michigan University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Northern Michigan University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Northern Michigan University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Northern Michigan University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies