Northwestern University Graduate Programs
Located in Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
Where Is Northwestern University?
Contact details for Northwestern are given below.
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Contact Details |
| Address: |
633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208 |
| Phone: |
847-491-3741 |
| Website: |
www.northwestern.edu |
Northwestern University Graduate Student Diversity
29%
Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Gender Diversity
Of the 14,562 graduate students at Northwestern, 47% are male and 53% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwestern University graduate students is as follows.
| Race/Ethnicity |
Number of Grads |
| Asian |
1,950 |
| Black or African American |
756 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
1,093 |
| White |
6,000 |
| International Students |
3,288 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities |
1,475 |
Geographic Diversity
Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Northwestern University. At this time, 48 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 116 countries are represented at Northwestern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.
Online Learning at Northwestern University
1,123
Took All Classes Online
2,717
Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 2,717 students took at least one online class at the school.
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwestern has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 3rd most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Northwestern majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Northwestern University Graduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
| Major |
Graduate Certificate |
Master’s |
Doctor’s |
TOTAL |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods |
10 |
1,665 |
0 |
1,675 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication |
4 |
431 |
6 |
441 |
| Legal Research |
17 |
335 |
1 |
353 |
| Business Administration & Management |
0 |
347 |
0 |
347 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology |
0 |
347 |
0 |
347 |
| Finance & Financial Management |
0 |
320 |
0 |
320 |
| Law |
0 |
0 |
290 |
290 |
| Marketing |
0 |
242 |
2 |
244 |
| Medicine |
0 |
0 |
154 |
154 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions |
0 |
48 |
93 |
141 |
| Communication Sciences |
0 |
73 |
52 |
125 |
| General Business/Commerce |
0 |
112 |
0 |
112 |
| Legal Professions (Other) |
0 |
110 |
0 |
110 |
| Computer Science |
0 |
96 |
9 |
105 |
| Other Engineering |
0 |
101 |
0 |
101 |
| Public Administration |
3 |
87 |
0 |
90 |
| Arts & Media Management |
0 |
87 |
0 |
87 |
| Economics |
0 |
55 |
31 |
86 |
| Music |
0 |
62 |
22 |
84 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies |
78 |
3 |
0 |
81 |
| Chemistry |
0 |
7 |
56 |
63 |
| Biomedical Engineering |
0 |
40 |
20 |
60 |
| Engineering Technology (Other) |
0 |
55 |
0 |
55 |
| Health Sciences & Services |
2 |
52 |
0 |
54 |
| Health & Physical Education |
1 |
53 |
0 |
54 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
0 |
35 |
18 |
53 |
| Public Health |
0 |
53 |
0 |
53 |
| Education Philosophy |
0 |
52 |
0 |
52 |
| Information Science |
1 |
50 |
0 |
51 |
| Mental & Social Health Services |
0 |
48 |
0 |
48 |
| Materials Engineering |
0 |
21 |
26 |
47 |
| Public Relations & Advertising |
1 |
43 |
0 |
44 |
| Civil Engineering |
0 |
33 |
11 |
44 |
| Biotechnology |
3 |
40 |
0 |
43 |
| Sustainability Science |
0 |
43 |
0 |
43 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences |
0 |
0 |
41 |
41 |
| Engineering-Related Fields |
1 |
36 |
0 |
37 |
| Allied Health Professions |
0 |
35 |
0 |
35 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences |
0 |
13 |
17 |
30 |
| Educational Administration |
4 |
26 |
0 |
30 |
| Human Resource Management |
24 |
0 |
4 |
28 |
| Computer Engineering |
0 |
23 |
5 |
28 |
| Drama & Theater Arts |
0 |
21 |
7 |
28 |
| Electrical Engineering |
0 |
20 |
7 |
27 |
| Medical Science |
0 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
| Chemical Engineering |
0 |
9 |
17 |
26 |
| Industrial Engineering |
0 |
15 |
9 |
24 |
| Statistics |
0 |
18 |
6 |
24 |
| History |
0 |
14 |
9 |
23 |
| Sociology |
0 |
11 |
12 |
23 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics |
2 |
19 |
0 |
21 |
| General Psychology |
0 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics |
0 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
| General Biology |
0 |
1 |
18 |
19 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology |
0 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology |
0 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
| General English Literature |
0 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
| Systems Theory |
8 |
3 |
6 |
17 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy |
17 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services |
1 |
15 |
0 |
16 |
| Applied Mathematics |
0 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
| Computer Information Systems |
0 |
14 |
1 |
15 |
| Political Science & Government |
0 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts |
0 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
| Other Education |
0 |
1 |
12 |
13 |
| Mathematics |
0 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
| Writing Studies |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
| Other Science Technologies/Technicians |
1 |
11 |
0 |
12 |
| Botany/Plant Biology |
0 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
| Anthropology |
0 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
| Fine & Studio Arts |
0 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
| Engineering Physics |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
| Ethnic Studies |
6 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Behavioral Science |
1 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics |
0 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Human Development & Family Studies |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
| Physics |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
| General Education |
1 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
| Engineering Mechanics |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
| Cognitive Science |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Philosophy |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Operations Research |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Romance Languages |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| Religious Studies |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Design & Applied Arts |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Communication & Media Studies |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Cultural Studies & Analysis |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Architecture (Other) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Accounting |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Business/Managerial Economics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| International Business |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Management Information Systems |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Real Estate |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Journalism |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other Computer & Information Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Educational Assessment |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Special Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Engineering Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Environmental Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| General Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Manufacturing Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Area Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Classical Languages & Literature |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| East Asian Languages |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Germanic Languages |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other Health Professions |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Biological & Physical Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| International Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Medieval Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Multicultural & Diversity Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Science, Technology & Society |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Natural Resources Conservation |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Materials Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Child Development & Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| General Social Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Geography & Cartography |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| International Relations & National Security |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other Social Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Urban Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Public Policy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sacred Music |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
198 |
5,660 |
1,088 |
6,946 |
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.
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