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Your NMU Graduate Education is a supportive partnership. At NMU, you will discover a learning community of close professional relationships with your professors and fellow students, and a tight-knit local community where your research or internships may take place. And, you will find endless inspiration and exploration in our natural environment. You will find your reason to be.
beAdventurous
NMU is located in the beautiful, historic city of Marquette on the shores of Lake Superior. Named Best Small Town for outdoor adventure by USA Today, Marquette is a must-visit destination.
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Continue Your Story at NMU
With 30+ online and campus-based programs to choose from, Northern's graduate education can help you get to the next level in your professional career. You have accomplished so much already, but now it's time to really immerse yourself in your academic passion. Which program will you choose?
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Experiential, Hands-On Learning
Our programs are designed to engage you in an active faculty-student exchange of ideas and to provide you with extensive hands-on learning and high-caliber research opportunities. Faculty members challenge and support students to deliver their top performance, enabling students to get the most out of their graduate school experience. When students complete their programs, they are prepared to take the next step in their professional careers.
Graduate Program Spotlight
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Master of Public Administration
An MPA degree is ideal for students seeking a career in public service or nonprofit management. Students benefit from an interdisciplinary approach, learning from numerous areas of expertise and diverse perspectives, including business, criminal justice, communications, political science and education.
- Offered 100% online
- Concentrations are available in criminal justice administration, human resource administration, state and local government or public management
- Dynamic internship opportunities
- Choose a thesis or project
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Athletic Training or Exercise Science
Athletic Training: Offered in both a 75 credit-hour Master of Science program and an NMU 3+2 program with an undergraduate degree in sports science, NMU's athletic training degree prepares students for the National Board of Certification Exam in athletic training and for entry into the profession.
Exercise Science: This program is for students with undergraduate backgrounds in athletic training, biological sciences, dietetics, health, nursing, physical education, physiology or physical therapy. The program aims to provide a working knowledge of the physiological and biomechanical aspects of human movement and exertion.
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Education
NMU's small online classes allow candidates to come to know other education professionals from around the state, the country and the world, working in varied disciplines and grade levels. The online delivery method supports our candidates -- most of whom are current teachers -- in pursuing an advanced degree or endorsement while also working full-time.
- Educational Administration and Supervision MAED
- EdS program
- Learning Disabilities MAED
- Educational instruction MAE
- Ready and Writing Specialist
- Early Childhood MA
- EC Endorsement
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Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan, where a view like this is just minutes from campus!
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Northern students often have the opportunity to see the Northern Lights and enjoy many other outdoor activities unique to the Upper Peninsula.
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Northern students enjoy the various terrains in the Marquette area for fat-tire biking, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and more.
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The Marquette area is host to many annual events such as the Fourth of July fireworks show, Blueberry Festival, Art of the Rocks and more.
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Marquette, Michigan is the home to the UP200, one of the top 12-dog mid-distance races in the Midwest, as well as being an Iditarod qualifier.
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There are many campus and community events that Northern students can get involved in.