
	Northern Michigan University, located in Marquette, Michigan, is a dynamic four-year, public, comprehensive university that has grown its reputation based on its award-winning leadership programs, cutting-edge technology initiatives and nationally recognized academic programs.

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	Northern Michigan has a population of about 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students. &nbsp;It offers 147 degree programs, including 25 graduate programs. &nbsp;The university has two semesters per year, a fall and winter semester, and two summer sessions. &nbsp;NMU &nbsp;is one of three Michigan public universities to also serve a community college role for its region, which means the breadth of NMU&rsquo;s academic programs range from one-year diplomas through master&rsquo;s degrees. NMU will begin offering its first doctoral program &ndash; the Doctor of Nursing Practice &ndash; &nbsp;in fall 2014. NMU&rsquo;s most popular bachelor&rsquo;s degrees are art and design, nursing, criminal justice, elementary education and biology. &nbsp;The university&rsquo;s fastest growing academic areas are clinical science, biology, and the geographical and environmental sciences.
