Academics at Northwestern Health Sciences University

All About Academics

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

8 Majors With Completions

4:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

53% Full-Time Faculty

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

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

Faculty and Teaching

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, Northwestern Health Sciences University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 53% of instructors full time, Northwestern Health Sciences University is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers 8 majors with reported completions across 2 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Northwestern Health Sciences University are summarised below:

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

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Northwestern Health Sciences University.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Chiropractic	166
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	48
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	42
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services	41
Human Biology	16

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Northwestern Health Sciences University:

Looking for flexibility? Northwestern Health Sciences University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 400 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Northwestern Health Sciences University retains and graduates its students. See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Northwestern Health Sciences University.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Northwestern Health Sciences University

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

Academic Majors at Northwestern Health Sciences University — every major and degree program offered
Faculty & Class Sizes at Northwestern Health Sciences University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation and Retention at Northwestern Health Sciences University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Distance Learning at Northwestern Health Sciences University — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation Detail at Northwestern Health Sciences University — the schools accreditation and what it means