School of Professional Studies (Graduate Programs)
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Student Health Fee$266/quarter
Charged in Fall, Winter and Spring terms for students in the Accelerated Public Policy & Administration and Accelerated Data Science programs.
For graduate and professional students, the health services fee will now be charged to students with regular access to on-campus health services. The student health fee, and other funding sources, provides Northwestern students with equitable access to a variety of health services at the university including: Northwestern Medicine Health Service in Evanston and Chicago, Counseling & Psychological Services, TimelyCare services, and other on-campus health and wellness initiatives.
Tuition - Degree Programsvaries by program (see below)
- Clinical Research/Regulatory Administration (MS): $4,444/unit
- Creative Writing (MA and MFA): $3,773/unit
- Data Science (MS): $4,900/unit
- Data Science, full-time: $14,700/qtr.
- Global Health (MS): $3,261/unit
- Health Analytics (MS): $4,551/unit
- Health Care Administration (MS): $3,278/unit
- Health Informatics (MS): $4,981/unit
- Information Design and Strategy (MS): $3,879/unit
- Information Systems (MS): $4,963/unit
- Liberal Studies (MA): $3,550/unit
- Literature (MA): $3,550/unit
- Predictive Analytics (MS): $4,900/unit
- Prose and Poetry (MFA): $3,773/unit
- Public Policy and Administration (MA): $3,866/unit
- Public Policy and Administration full-time (MA): $12,567/qtr.
- Quality Assurance and Regulatory Science (MS): $4,444/unit
- Regulatory Compliance (MS): $4,444/unit
- Sports Administration (MA): $4,179/unit
- Writing (MA): $3,773/unit
Tuition Pre-Graduate Certificate Programsvaries by program (see below)
- Analytics Management: $4,900/unit
- Analytics and Modeling: $4,900/unit
- Clinical Research: $4,444/unit
- College Sports Management: $4,179/unit
- Communication with Data: $3,879/unit
- Content Strategy: $3,879/unit
- Creative Writing: $3,773/unit
- Data Engineering: $4,900/unit
- Database and Internet Technologies: $4,963/unit
- E-Sports: $4,179/unit
- Global Health Leadership: $3,261/unit
- Global Sports Communication: $4,179/unit
- Health Data Science: $4,551/unit
- Health Informatics: $4,981/unit
- Healthcare Industry: $3,299/unit
- Information System Management: $4,963/unit
- Information Systems Security: $4,963/unit
- Learning Design: $3,879/unit
- Project Management: $4,963/unit
- Public Policy and Administration: $3,866/unit
- Regulatory Policy and Health Systems: $2,909/unit
- Sports Analytics: $4,179/unit
- Sports Communication: $2,821/unit
- Technology Entrepreneurship: $4,900/unit
Tuition Post-Graduate Certificate Programsvaries by program (see below)
- Advanced Data Science: $3,430/unit
- Artificial Intelligence: $3,430/unit
- Global Policy: $2,706/unit
- Health Analytics: $3,185/unit
- Health Informatics Interdisciplinary: $3,487/unit
- Info Design & Strategy Interdisciplinary: $2,761/unit
- Information Systems Interdisciplinary: $3,474/unit
- Interdisciplinary Studies for Liberal Studies: $2,485/unit
- Interdisciplinary Studies for Literature: $2,485/unit
- Interdisciplinary Studies in Writing: $2,641/unit
- Policy Analysis: $2,706/unit
- Public Administration: $2,706/unit
- Public Policy: $2,706/unit
- Publishing and Professional Development: $2,641/unit
- Regulatory Compliance Interdisciplinary: $3,111/unit
Online Technology Fee$125/unit
Non-refundable. Covers necessary technology resources and services to enhance online student learning experiences.
588 Resident Fee$1,974/unit
588 Resident Master's Study Fee: $1,974/unit
For more information about this fee visit School of Professional Studies at: https://sps.northwestern.edu/
Public Policy and Administration (international) fee$250/qtr.
Data Science $250/qtr.
Tuition - Degree Programsvaries by program (see below)
- Clinical Research/Regulatory Administration (MS): $4,314/unit
- Creative Writing (MA and MFA): $3,699/unit
- Data Science (MS): $4,780/unit
- Global Health (MS): $3,229/unit
- Health Analytics (MS): $4,483/unit
- Health Care Administration (MS): $3,278/unit
- Health Informatics (MS): $4,883/unit
- Information Design and Strategy (MS): $3,803/unit
- Information Systems (MS): $4,841/unit
- Liberal Studies (MA): $3,481/unit
- Literature (MA): $3,481/unit
- Predictive Analytics (MS): $4,780/unit
- Prose and Poetry (MFA): $3,699/unit
- Public Policy and Administration (MA): $3,791/unit
- Public Policy and Administration International (MA): $12,321/qtr. full time tuition
- Quality Assurance and Regulatory Science (MS): $4,314/unit
- Regulatory Compliance (MS): $4,314/unit
- Sports Administration (MA): $4,078/unit
- Writing (MA): $3,699/unit
Student Health Fee$260/quarter
Charged in Fall, Winter and Spring terms for students in the Accelerated Public Policy & Administration and Accelerated Data Science programs.
For graduate and professional students, the health services fee will now be charged to students with regular access to on-campus health services. The student health fee, and other funding sources, provides Northwestern students with equitable access to a variety of health services at the university including: Northwestern Medicine Health Service in Evanston and Chicago, Counseling & Psychological Services, TimelyCare services, and other on-campus health and wellness initiatives.
Tuition Pre-Graduate Certificate Programsvaries by program (see below)
- Analytics Management: $4,780/unit
- Analytics and Modeling: $4,780/unit
- Clinical Research: $4,314/unit
- College Sports Management: $4,078/unit
- Communication with Data: $3,803/unit
- Content Strategy: $3,803/unit
- Creative Writing: $3,669/unit
- Data Engineering: $4,780/unit
- Database and Internet Technologies: $4,841/unit
- ESports: $4,078/unit
- Global Health Leadership: $3,229/unit
- Global Sports Communication: $4,078/unit
- Health Data Science: $4,483/unit
- Healthcare Industry: $3,219/unit
- Information System Management: $4,841/unit
- Information Systems Security: $4,841/unit
- Learning Design: $3,803/unit
- Project Management: $4,841/unit
- Public Policy and Administration: $3,791/unit
- Regulatory Policy/Health Systems: $2,837/unit
- Sports Analytics: $4,078/unit
- Sports Communication: $2,758/unit
- Technology Entrepreneurship: $4,780/unit
Tuition Post-Graduate Certificate Programsvaries by program (see below)
- Advanced Graduate American Literature: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate American Studies: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Artificial Intelligence: $3,346/unit
- Advanced Graduate British Literature: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Chicago Studies: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Comparative and World Literature: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Content Strategy: $2,662/unit
- Advanced Graduate Data Science: $3,346/unit
- Advanced Graduate Data Science and Analytics: $2,662/unit
- Advanced Graduate Database and Internet Technologies: $3,389/unit
- Advanced Graduate Digital Studies: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Dual-Genre: $2,590/unit
- Advanced Graduate Fiction: $2,590/unit
- Advanced Graduate Film, Literature and Visual Culture: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Fundamentals of Health Informatics: $3,418/unit
- Advanced Graduate Global Policy: $2,653/unit
- Advanced Graduate Health Analytics: $3,138/unit
- Advanced Graduate Healthcare Compliance: $3,020/unit
- Advanced Graduate Health Informatics for Clinicians: $3,418/unit
- Advanced Graduate Health Informatics for I.T. Professionals: $3,418/unit
- Advanced Graduate History: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Information Systems Management: $3,389/unit
- Advanced Graduate Systems Security: $3,389/unit
- Advanced Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies for Liberal Studies: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies for Literature: $2,437/unit
- Advanced Graduate Interdisciplinary Studies in Writing: $2,590/unit
- Advanced Graduate Learning Design: $2,662/unit
- Advanced Graduate Nonfiction: $2,590/unit
- Advanced Graduate Poetry: $2,590/unit
- Advanced Graduate Policy Analysis: $2,653/unit
- Advanced Graduate Popular Fiction: $2,590/unit
- Advanced Graduate Public Administration: $2,653/unit
- Advanced Graduate Public Policy: $2,653/unit
- Advanced Graduate Publishing and Professional Development: $2,590/unit
- Advanced Graduate Quality Systems: $3,020/unit
- Advanced Graduate Religious and Ethical Studies: $2,437/unit
Online Technology Fee$125/unit
Covers the cost of providing technology support for any student taking an online course.
588 Resident Fee$1,936/unit
588 Resident Master's Study Fee: $1,936/unit
For more information about this fee visit School of Professional Studies at: https://sps.northwestern.edu/
Public Policy and Administration (international) fee$200/qtr.
Employer reimbursement
Northwestern University's employer reimbursement plan is designed for students in the School of Professional Studies and in the Kellogg School of Management’s part-time MBA program whose employers offer reimbursement for tuition charges. It allows participants to defer their tuition payments to Northwestern until after the term has been completed. See the Employer Reimbursement Plan brochure for the application and further information.