Graduate Programs at Aurora University

Graduate School Overview

Aurora University (referred to as Aurora) is a Private, 4 years school located in Aurora, IL. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1938 - Current).

Aurora Directory Information
School Name	Aurora University (Aurora)
Address	347 S Gladstone Ave, Aurora, IL 60506-4892
Phone	630-892-6431
Web	https://aurora.edu
Online Application	https://aurora.edu/admission/apply
Financial Info	https://aurora.edu/admission/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Aurora University is $14,586 in average. The school has 1,870 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,918 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 73 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,586
Student Population	1,870
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	73 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Aurora University is $14,586 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $621.

Aurora University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Aurora University 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, remedial services, 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)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Aurora University is $14,586. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.45% 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	$12,600	-
2019-2020	$12,600	-
2020-2021	$13,200	-
2021-2022	$14,100	-
2022-2023	$14,586	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Aurora is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,843 (public) / $20,539 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Aurora University	$14,586
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,786	$19,718
Public	$12,102	$18,843
Private	$20,539

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,618 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Aurora University. On-campus living costs are increased by 12.24% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $7,272. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.00% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,862	$2,872	$3,858	$3,520
2019-2020	$9,866	$2,872	$3,858	$3,520
2020-2021	$10,474	$3,024	$3,960	$3,240
2021-2022	$10,698	$3,024	$3,960	$3,240
2022-2023	$12,360	$3,042	$4,014	$3,258

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $621 at Aurora University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.50% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$600
2019-2020	$600
2020-2021	$600
2021-2022	$600
2022-2023	$621

Graduate Programs at Aurora

Aurora University offers 23 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, 1,000 students have completed their study at Aurora University.

Offered Degrees at Aurora University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	2	903
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	0	39
Post Master's Degree	1	0	58
Total	23	2	1,000

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Social Work program with 58 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 478 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 26 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Aurora University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	58	-
Social Work	✕	33	-

Popular Master's Programs at Aurora University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	478	$41,300
Social Work	✕	460	$41,300
Business Administration and Management	✕	146	$62,800
Business Administration and Management	✕	125	$62,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	81	$63,600

Popular Doctorate Programs at Aurora University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	26	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	22	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	10	-
Social Work	✕	9	-
Social Work	✕	8	-

Aurora University offers 23 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,000 students have completed their graduate studies.

903 students have earned/completed Master's program.
58 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)	176 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	0	$51,400
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	9	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	78	$63,600
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	29	$49,600
Special Education and Teaching	✕	42	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	18	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	11	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	21	-
Psychology [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	27	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	8	-
Homeland Security	✔	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	507 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	29	-
Social Work	✕	478	$41,300
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	153 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	125	$62,800
Accounting	✕	17	-
Digital Marketing	✕	11	-
	Total	903

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	4	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	26	-
Human Services [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Social Work	✕	9	-
	Total	39

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Social Work	✕	58	-
	Total	58

Graduate Student Population at Aurora

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,051 students enrolled into Aurora University graduate schools where it has total 5,918 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 943 full-time and 1,108 part-time graduate students. By gender, 424 male and 1,627 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	2,051	424	1,627
Full-time	943	176	767
Part-tme	1,108	248	860

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

There are 1,298 White (63.29%), 218 Black/African American (10.63%), 340 Hispanic (16.58%), 42 Asian (2.05%), and 153 students with other races. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,051	424	1,627
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	42	14	28
Black/African American	218	28	190
Hispanic	340	70	270
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,298	271	1,027
Two More	48	12	36
Un-Known	97	24	73
Non-resident Alien	5	3	2

Aurora University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,212 graduate students (59.09% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 237 graduate students (11.56% 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	2,051
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,212
Enrolled Some Online Courses	237
Not in Online Courses	602

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Aurora University. 429 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.92% of total students), 167 students are aged above 50 (8.14%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Aurora University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,051	424	1,627
Age 20-21	16	2	14
Age 22-24	413	93	320
Age 25-29	549	93	456
Age 30-34	331	75	256
Age 35-39	231	50	181
Age 40-49	344	80	264
Age 50-64	161	31	130
Over 64	6	0	6

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