Academic Life at Northwestern College

Academics at a Glance

Whats the point of going to college without academics? Below is an overview of academic life at Northwestern College — the faculty and staff who teach, the majors and fields of study on offer, and the online and distance options available.

39 Majors With Completions

14:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

100% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Northwestern College:

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

Faculty Resources

With 14 students per faculty member, Northwestern College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Northwestern College employs 100% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

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

Majors and Fields of Study

Northwestern College offers 39 majors with reported completions across 19 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Northwestern College are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	—

The most popular majors at Northwestern College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Educational Administration and Supervision	97
Special Education and Teaching	95
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	89
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	86
Business Administration, Management and Operations	60

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Northwestern College, a few more questions are worth asking:

Need flexibility? Check whether Northwestern College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 388 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (73% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Northwestern College.

Explore Further into Northwestern College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

Academic Majors at Northwestern College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Northwestern College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
Graduation and Retention at Northwestern College — graduation and first-year retention rates
Online Learning at Northwestern College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at Northwestern College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies