2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at Northwestern graduate schools is $53,871 in average over all graduate programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 1.60% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Northwestern.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
Northwestern 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearTotalTuitionFees
2020$56,567$56,067$500
2021$56,567$56,067$500
2022$56,567$56,067$500
2023$53,024$51,869$1,155
2024$53,871$52,698$1,173
Northwestern 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearTuition Per Credit Hour
2020$6,649
2021$6,649
2022$7,123
2023$7,372
2024$7,667
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$17,019$3,306$17,019$3,306
2021$17,616$3,304$17,616$3,304
2022$18,264$3,240$18,264$3,240
2023$19,440$4,896$19,440$4,896
2024$20,334$3,273$20,334$3,273

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Northwestern University offers 435 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 12 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's1568
Doctorate (Research)820
Doctorate (Professional)50
Post-BS Certificate270
Post-MS Certificate224
Total43512
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At Northwestern, there are 23,161 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 14,168 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 6,585 male and 7,583 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.87 to 1. Northwestern University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,123 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1275
Asian1,838852986
Black or African American700273427
Hispanic1,069452617
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander743
White5,2172,4282,789
Two or More Races430177253
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,013312701
Total 14,1686,5857,583

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