Northern Illinois University MA in Philosophy & Religious Studies

14 Master's Degrees Awarded

Philosophy & Religious Studies is a program of study at Northern Illinois University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in philosophy and religious studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Master’s in Philosophy & Religious Studies from NIU Cost?

$11,086 Average Tuition and Fees

NIU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NIU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

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

Does NIU Offer an Online MA in Philosophy & Religious Studies?

NIU does not offer an online option for its philosophy and religious studies master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NIU Online Learning page.

NIU Master’s Student Diversity for Philosophy & Religious Studies

14 Master's Degrees Awarded

14.3% Women

35.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 14 students received their master’s degree in philosophy and religious studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 14.3% of the philosophy and religious studies students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 28.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.7% of the philosophy and religious studies master’s degrees at NIU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MA in Philosophy & Religious Studies Focus Areas at NIU

Philosophy & Religious Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	14

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.