Northwestern University

#2 in Illinois

4-years Private College In Evanston, IL

OverviewAdmissionCost Of AttendanceStudent PopulationGraduation RateArea Of Study
Northwestern University offers 422 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate and Post-Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
Major Programs
Number of Major Programs422 programs
Online Programs13 programs
Offered Degrees/ProgramsBachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Certificate, Post-Graduate Certificate
Offered Degrees at Northwestern University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
One but less than two years certificate24098
Bachelor's Degree11702,144
Post Bachelor's Degree240190
Master's Degree11704,367
Post Master's Degree22436
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship791461
Doctor's degree - professional practice50567
Total422137,863
Popular Programs at Northwestern University
Degree, Major Programs and Completers
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 17
Environmental Studies✕0
Environmental Science✕17
Architecture [+] ✕ 0
Architecture and Related Services (other)✕0
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 15
African Studies✕0
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕6
Asian Studies/Civilization✕0
European Studies/Civilization✕0
Near and Middle Eastern Studies✕1
Area Studies (other)✕0
African-American/Black Studies✕0
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕2
Asian-American Studies✕2
Women's Studies✕0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕4
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 374
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕111
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕0
Journalism✕0
Radio and Television✕76
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕187
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (other)✕0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)✕0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 157
Computer and Information Sciences✕3
Information Science/Studies✕47
Computer Science✕107
Education [+] ✕ 17
Education✕0
Learning Sciences✕8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities✕0
Secondary Education and Teaching✕6
Music Teacher Education✕3
Engineering [+] ✕ 319
Engineering✕6
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕46
Chemical Engineering✕29
Civil Engineering✕16
Computer Engineering✕16
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕15
Engineering Science✕0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕12
Materials Engineering✕17
Mechanical Engineering✕65
Industrial Engineering✕72
Manufacturing Engineering✕25
Engineering (other)✕0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 20
Linguistics✕4
Comparative Literature✕3
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕0
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2
German Language and Literature✕0
French Language and Literature✕0
Italian Language and Literature✕0
Spanish Language and Literature✕2
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)✕0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕7
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 36
English Language and Literature✕33
Creative Writing✕3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 4
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕3
General Studies✕0
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 186
Biology/Biological Sciences✕101
Ecology✕0
Neuroscience✕85
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 63
Mathematics✕25
Applied Mathematics✕8
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕0
Statistics✕30
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 9
Biological and Physical Sciences✕9
Science, Technology and Society✕0
Sustainability Studies✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 9
Philosophy✕7
Religion/Religious Studies✕2
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 30
Chemistry✕13
Geology/Earth Science✕6
Physics✕11
Materials Science✕0
Psychology [+] ✕ 133
Psychology✕89
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics✕15
Community Psychology✕0
Psychology (other)✕29
Human Services [+] ✕ 113
Community Organization and Advocacy✕68
Public Policy Analysis✕45
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 371
Social Sciences✕4
Anthropology✕14
Economics✕2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕249
Geography✕0
International Relations and Affairs✕0
Political Science and Government✕75
Sociology✕27
Urban Studies/Affairs✕0
Social Sciences (other)✕0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 179
Visual and Performing Arts✕0
Dance✕2
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕98
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism✕0
Musical Theatre✕0
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕0
Art/Art Studies✕5
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4
Music✕10
Music Performance✕22
Music Theory and Composition✕5
Musicology and Ethnomusicology✕0
Keyboard Instruments✕4
Voice and Opera✕15
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕2
Stringed Instruments✕12
Music (other)✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 14
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕14
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕0
International Public Health/International Health✕0
Business [+] ✕ 23
Business/Commerce✕0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0
Organizational Behavior Studies✕23
History [+] ✕ 44
History✕44
Total2,144
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 26
Environmental Studies✕26
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 4
African Studies✕0
African-American/Black Studies✕4
Women's Studies✕0
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 428
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕92
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕0
Journalism✕0
Radio and Television✕0
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✔284
Health Communication✕52
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)✕0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 168
Artificial Intelligence✕22
Information Science/Studies✕40
Computer Science✕106
Education [+] ✔ 64
Education✕1
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕28
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✔31
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities✕0
Music Teacher Education✕1
Education (other)✕3
Engineering [+] ✕ 378
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕27
Chemical Engineering✕13
Civil Engineering✕46
Computer Engineering✕43
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕55
Engineering Mechanics✕3
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕1
Materials Engineering✕31
Mechanical Engineering✕56
Industrial Engineering✕10
Manufacturing Engineering✕0
Engineering (other)✕93
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 118
Robotics Technology/Technician✕19
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician✕23
Engineering/Industrial Management✔32
Engineering Design✕0
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕44
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 6
Linguistics✕0
Comparative Literature✕2
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0
German Language and Literature✕2
French Language and Literature✕1
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)✕5
Legal Studies [+] ✔ 177
Programs for Foreign Lawyers✕50
Tax Law/Taxation✕44
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)✕1
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✔82
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 37
English Language and Literature✕23
Creative Writing✕14
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 64
Biology/Biological Sciences✕1
Botany/Plant Biology (other)✕11
Developmental Biology and Embryology✕0
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other)✕0
Biostatistics✕4
Bioinformatics✕0
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (other)✕4
Biotechnology✕34
Neuroscience✕3
Neurobiology and Anatomy✕7
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 39
Mathematics✕4
Applied Mathematics✕22
Statistics✕13
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7
Systems Science and Theory✕7
Cognitive Science✕0
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 62
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕62
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 2
Philosophy✕2
Religion/Religious Studies✕0
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] ✕ 0
Religious/Sacred Music✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 41
Astronomy✕8
Astronomy and Astrophysics (other)✕1
Chemistry✕4
Geology/Earth Science✕5
Physics✕23
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 10
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)✕10
Psychology [+] ✕ 279
Psychology✕12
Clinical Psychology✕14
Counseling Psychology✕253
Human Services [+] ✕ 100
Community Organization and Advocacy✕31
Public Administration✕69
Public Policy Analysis✕0
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 47
Anthropology✕1
Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕32
Political Science and Government✕12
Sociology✕2
Social Sciences (other)✕0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 154
Design and Visual Communications✕6
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕4
Playwriting and Screenwriting✕11
Directing and Theatrical Production✕7
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕0
Documentary Production✕9
Art/Art Studies✕5
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕2
Music✕4
Music Performance✕29
Music Theory and Composition✕1
Musicology and Ethnomusicology✕0
Conducting✕4
Keyboard Instruments✕3
Voice and Opera✕4
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕0
Stringed Instruments✕13
Music (other)✕0
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management✕52
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 322
Health and Wellness✔22
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕1
Audiology/Audiologist✕0
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕43
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕3
Dental Clinical Sciences✕0
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕0
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔2
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕14
Physician Assistant✕35
Medical Scientist✕32
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling✕27
Genetic Counseling/Counselor✕18
Public Health✕46
Orthotist/Prosthetist✕48
Medical Informatics✔25
Bioethics/Medical Ethics✕6
Business [+] ✔ 1,810
Business/Commerce✕0
Business Administration and Management✕465
Operations Management and Supervision✕0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✕0
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce✕0
Transportation/Mobility Management✕0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕0
Accounting and Related Services (other)✕0
Business/Managerial Economics✕3
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0
Finance✕4
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕0
Labor and Industrial Relations✕0
Organizational Behavior Studies✕6
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0
Management Information Systems✕0
Management Science✔1,282
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕48
Marketing/Marketing Management✕2
Real Estate✕0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✕0
History [+] ✕ 5
History✕5
Total4,367
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2
African-American/Black Studies✕2
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 14
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕3
Radio and Television✕0
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✔11
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 14
Computer Science✕14
Education [+] ✕ 2
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities✕0
Music Teacher Education✕0
Education (other)✕2
Engineering [+] ✕ 116
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕16
Chemical Engineering✕6
Civil Engineering✕10
Computer Engineering✕6
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕6
Engineering Mechanics✕2
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕6
Materials Engineering✕34
Mechanical Engineering✕21
Industrial Engineering✕9
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 12
Linguistics✕3
Comparative Literature✕3
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2
German Language and Literature✕2
French Language and Literature✕0
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 2
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)✕2
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0
Advanced Legal Research/Studies✕0
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 6
English Language and Literature✕6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 56
Biology/Biological Sciences✕14
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕0
Botany/Plant Biology (other)✕2
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other)✕23
Neuroscience✕17
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 24
Mathematics✕12
Applied Mathematics✕7
Statistics✕5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 16
Systems Science and Theory✕7
Behavioral Sciences✕9
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies✕0
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 5
Philosophy✕4
Religion/Religious Studies✕1
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] ✕ 0
Religious/Sacred Music✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 59
Astronomy✕0
Astronomy and Astrophysics (other)✕5
Chemistry✕43
Geology/Earth Science✕5
Physics✕6
Psychology [+] ✕ 8
Psychology✕8
Clinical Psychology✕0
Counseling Psychology✕0
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 46
Anthropology✕7
Anthropology (other)✕0
Economics✕0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕19
Political Science and Government✕11
Sociology✕9
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 27
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕4
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕5
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕1
Music✕4
Music Performance✕5
Music Theory and Composition✕0
Musicology and Ethnomusicology✕0
Conducting✕3
Keyboard Instruments✕3
Voice and Opera✕0
Stringed Instruments✕2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 26
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕5
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕20
Dental Clinical Sciences✕0
Medical Scientist✕0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕1
Business [+] ✕ 16
Accounting and Related Services (other)✕0
Business/Managerial Economics✕5
Finance✕4
Organizational Behavior Studies✕4
Marketing/Marketing Management✕3
History [+] ✕ 10
History✕10
Total461
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 296
Law✕296
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 271
Audiology/Audiologist✕0
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕23
Medicine✕158
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕90
Total567
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Architecture [+] ✕ 0
Architecture and Related Services (other)✕0
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕0
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)✕0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕0
Engineering [+] ✕ 0
Engineering (other)✕0
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0
Tax Law/Taxation✕0
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0
Writing✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 11
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕11
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕9
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0
Sustainability Studies✕0
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Economics✕0
Social Sciences (other)✕0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0
Musical Theatre✕0
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 5
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕1
Physician Assistant✕1
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕2
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕1
Business [+] ✕ 73
Business/Commerce✕0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕0
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0
Business/Managerial Economics✕41
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0
Finance✕32
Total98
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 18
African Studies✕2
Asian Studies/Civilization✕1
Latin American and Caribbean Studies✕2
African-American/Black Studies✕3
Women's Studies✕10
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 1
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕1
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Information Science/Studies✕0
Education [+] ✕ 3
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕3
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 1
Engineering Design✕1
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0
Creative Writing✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 102
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕102
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 1
Biotechnology✕1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 42
Systems Science and Theory✕9
Medieval and Renaissance Studies✕0
Behavioral Sciences✕2
International/Global Studies✕6
Cognitive Science✕4
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕21
Human Services [+] ✕ 10
Community Organization and Advocacy✕10
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Clinical Research Coordinator✕0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics✕0
Business [+] ✕ 10
Organizational Behavior Studies✕10
Total190
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ 6
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✔4
Sports Communication✕2
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 2
Information Science/Studies✕2
Education [+] ✔ 1
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education✔1
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 11
Tax Law/Taxation✕11
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0
English Language and Literature✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕0
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 3
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)✕3
Human Services [+] ✕ 6
Community Organization and Advocacy✕0
Public Administration✕6
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0
Music Performance✕0
Keyboard Instruments✕0
Voice and Opera✕0
Stringed Instruments✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 1
Health and Wellness✔1
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✕0
Orthotist/Prosthetist✕0
Medical Informatics✕0
Business [+] ✔ 5
Business Administration and Management✕0
Organizational Behavior Studies✕0
Management Science✔5
Total36
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