Northern Illinois University MA in Philosophy

The main focus area for this major is Philosophy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Philosophy is a major offered under the philosophy and religious studies program of study at Northern Illinois University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in philosophy, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Philosophy 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. 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

Does NIU Offer an Online MA in Philosophy?

Online degrees for the NIU philosophy 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.

NIU Master’s Student Diversity for Philosophy

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. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in philosophy in 2019-2020, 14.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 30.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 35.7% of philosophy master’s degree recipients at NIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23%.

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 Focus Areas at NIU

Philosophy 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.