Graduate Programs at National Louis University

Graduate School Overview

National Louis University (referred to as National Louis) is a Private, 4 years school located in Chicago, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1946 - Current[Estimated Date]).

National Louis Directory Information
School Name	National Louis University (National Louis)
Address	122 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone	800-443-5522
Web	https://www.nl.edu
Online Application	https://www.nl.edu/applyonline
Financial Info	https://www.nl.edu/studentservices/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of National Louis is $12,225 in average. The school has 3,541 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,525 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 89 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 33 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,225
Student Population	3,541
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	89 graduate programs (33 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at National Louis is $12,225 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $647.

National Louis offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,646
Required Fees	$525
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$647

National Louis offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	33 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of National Louis University is $12,225. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.44% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,646	$450
2019-2020	$11,646	$450
2020-2021	$11,646	$450
2021-2022	$11,646	$450
2022-2023	$11,646	$525
2023-2024	$11,700	$525

The graduate school tuition & fees of National Louis is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,738 (public) / $21,100 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
National Louis University	$12,225
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,871	$20,166
Public	$11,992	$18,738
Private	$21,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $21,270. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.16% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,500	$5,490
2019-2020	$13,500	$7,320
2020-2021	$13,500	$7,320
2021-2022	$13,500	$7,320
2022-2023	$13,500	$7,320
2023-2024	$13,950	$7,320

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $650 at National Louis University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.46% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$647
2019-2020	$647
2020-2021	$647
2021-2022	$647
2022-2023	$647
2023-2024	$650

Graduate Programs at National Louis

National Louis University offers 61 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,287 students have completed their study at National Louis University.

Offered Degrees at National Louis University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	33	11	1,023
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	14	5	119
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	1	7
Post Master's Degree	11	2	138
Total	61	19	1,287

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at National Louis University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 64 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Early Childhood Education and Teaching program with 180 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision program with 45 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at National Louis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	64	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	29	-
School Psychology	✕	20	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	13	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	9	-

Popular Master's Programs at National Louis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	180	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	159	$52,700
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	105	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	84	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	84	$54,000

Popular Doctorate Programs at National Louis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	45	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	28	-
Community Psychology	✔	16	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	11	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	4	-

National Louis University offers 61 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,287 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,023 students have earned/completed Master's program.
7 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
138 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	682 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	159	$52,700
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	30	$57,900
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	2	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Learning Sciences	✔	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	84	$54,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	105	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	43	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	53	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	180	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	17	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	44 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✔	44	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
Writing	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (3 completers)	163 completers	$40,900
Psychology	✔	27	$40,900
Clinical Psychology	✕	15	$44,200
Counseling Psychology	✕	84	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	19	-
Educational Psychology	✕	-	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	1	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	17	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	15	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	23	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	1	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	90 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	59	$54,000
Organizational Leadership	✔	7	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	24	$45,600
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	-	-
	Total	1,023

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Disability Studies	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	65 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	$87,400
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	45	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	11	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	49 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	28	-
Community Psychology	✔	16	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	2	-
School Psychology	✕	3	-
Educational Psychology	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✔	4 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	1	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	3	-
	Total	119

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Psychology	✕	1	-
	Total	7

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	116 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	29	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	64	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	9	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	13	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✔	22 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	20	-
Educational Psychology	✕	-	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✔	2	-
	Total	138

Graduate Student Population at National Louis

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 3,541 students enrolled into National Louis University graduate schools where it has total 7,525 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,517 full-time and 2,024 part-time graduate students. By gender, 620 male and 2,921 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,541	620	2,921
Full-time	1,517	310	1,207
Part-tme	2,024	310	1,714

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,569 White (44.31%), 688 Black/African American (19.43%), 720 Hispanic (20.33%), 104 Asian (2.94%), and 460 students with other races. 67 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,541	620	2,921
American Indian/Native American	5	1	4
Asian	104	16	88
Black/African American	688	114	574
Hispanic	720	115	605
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	1,569	288	1,281
Two More	99	21	78
Un-Known	286	37	249
Non-resident Alien	67	27	40

National Louis University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,916 graduate students (54.11% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 378 graduate students (10.67% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,541
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,916
Enrolled Some Online Courses	378
Not in Online Courses	1,247

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at National Louis University. 264 students are aged 20 to 24 (7.46% of total students), 523 students are aged above 50 (14.77%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at National Louis University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,541	620	2,921
Age 20-21	3	0	3
Age 22-24	261	33	228
Age 25-29	748	139	609
Age 30-34	561	130	431
Age 35-39	536	90	446
Age 40-49	907	151	756
Age 50-64	494	71	423
Over 64	29	5	24
Age Un-Known	2	1	1

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