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Outcomes for Doctorates † (SED, 2000–2004)
Outcomes for 2000–2004 Religion doctorate recipients from Northwestern University
	Religion
Time to Degree ?
A short time to degree can mean lower expenses for you and less time away from employment.
Median years required to complete a doctorate	6.2
Employment Status at Graduation ?
High placement rates may mean that a department does a good job of helping students find jobs or that its graduates are perceived as more employable.
Job / contract / definite commitment	62%
Negotiating with specific organizations	14%*
Still seeking	24%
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Tuition and Other Expenses at the Institution (IPEDS, 2005)
Tuition and other expenses at Northwestern University.
	Northwestern University
Graduate Tuition and Fees
Full-time students: Tuition ?	$31,644
Many students do not pay full tuition. See the information on tuition remission.
Full-time students: Fees ?	$0
The fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all students that the student who does NOT pay the charge is an exception
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour	$3,755
Tuition Remission for the Program † (SED, 2000–2004) ?
Students often do not pay the full amount of tuition. For example, teaching and research assistantships often provide for remission of most or all of a graduate student’s tuition. 0% remission means that the student pays full tuition; 100% remission means that the student pays no tuition.
	Religion
Median tuition remission	50%
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Reputation (NRC, 1995) ?
In 1993, the National Research Council asked faculty members to rate the educational effectiveness of doctoral programs at other universities on a scale of 0 ("Not Effective") to 5 ("Extremely Effective"). (Note that the resulting effectiveness ratings were found to be almost perfectly correlated (r=0.99) with ratings of "faculty quality," which suggests that the ratings may simply reflect the overall reputation of a program rather than any specific educational achievements.)
	Religion
Perceived educational effectiveness	Reasonably effective
Perceived effectiveness on a scale of 0–5	2.7
(0 = "Not effective", 5 = "Extremely effective")
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Graduate Degrees † (IPEDS, 2001–2005)
2001–2005 Religion degrees from Northwestern University
	Northwestern University: Religion
Master's degrees
Religion master's degrees	1
Doctoral degrees
Religion doctoral degrees	29
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Contact Information (IPEDS, 2005)
	Northwestern University
Mail
Address	633 Clark St
	Evanston, IL 60208
Phone
General information	(312) 491-3741 ext. 3741
Web
Web site	http://www.northwestern.edu
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