| Highest Earned Degrees of FT Faculty and Administration with Professorial Rank | |||||
| Northwest - Fall 2012 | |||||
| Doctoral/ | No Degree/ | % | |||
| Professional1 | Masters | Baccalaureate | Other2 | Doct/Prof | |
| Professor | 27 | 4 | 87% | ||
| Associate Professor | 46 | 4 | 92% | ||
| Assistant Professor | 39 | 14 | 3 | 70% | |
| Total | 112 | 22 | 3 | - | 82% |
| Source: UBO/UIRR | |||||
| 1 A doctoral / professional degree is considered a terminal degree. | |||||
| 2 Includes specialist degrees and a number of faculty in the School of Music who hold certificates | |||||
| and diplomas. Visiting Faculty are included. | |||||