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Northwestern University Master’s in Design & Applied Arts

3 Master's Degrees Awarded

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

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in design, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Design from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,649 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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$56,067$56,067
Fees$500$500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online Master’s in Design?

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

Northwestern Master’s Student Diversity for Design

3 Master's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 3 master’s degrees in design handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 33.3% of the students who received their Master’s in design in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a master’s degree at Northwestern in design at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White2
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

Master’s in Design Focus Areas at Northwestern

Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Visual Communications3

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to design and applied arts.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Drama & Theater Arts21
Film, Video & Photographic Arts12
Fine & Studio Arts2
Music53
Arts & Media Management58

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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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