Northwestern College Graduate Programs

Northwestern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orange City, Iowa. Orange City is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Northwestern College?

Contact details for NWC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 Seventh St Sw, Orange City, IA 51041
Phone:	712-707-7000
Website:	www.nwciowa.edu

Northwestern College Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 460 graduate students at NWC, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwestern College graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	301
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	142

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Northwestern College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at NWC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Brazil, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Northwestern College

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at NWC. In 2022-2023, 639 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NWC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Northwestern College Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Educational Administration	6	90	96
Special Education	66	21	87
Teacher Education Subject Specific	42	0	42
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	33	33
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0
General Biology	0	0	0
Genetics	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0
History	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0
Statistics	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
Other Visual Art	0	0	0
TOTAL	114	144	258

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.