by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at Northern Illinois University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in health professions, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at NIU paid an average of $492 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,858 | $8,858 |
| Fees | $2,228 | $2,228 |
Online degrees for the NIU health professions master’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.
About 93.2% of the students who received their Master’s in health professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 82.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in health professions at NIU in 2019-2020, 29.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 60 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 22 |
| Public Health | 16 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 7 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 12 |
| Nursing | 31 |
*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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