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Northern Illinois University Doctorate in Health Professions

46 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Health Professions is a program of study at Northern Illinois University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in health professions, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Health Professions from NIU Cost?

$11,086 Average Tuition and Fees

NIU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at NIU was $492 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,858$8,858
Fees$2,228$2,228

Does NIU Offer an Online Doctorate in Health Professions?

Online degrees for the NIU health professions doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.

NIU Doctorate Student Diversity for Health Professions

46 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
47.8% Women
23.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 46 students received their doctor’s degree in health professions. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 47.8% of the health professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.9% of the health professions doctor’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino6
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White34
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities2

Doctorate in Health Professions Focus Areas at NIU

Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Communication Sciences5
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions33
Other Health Professions8

References

*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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