Graduate Programs at Aurora University

Graduate School Overview

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

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 of Aurora is $15,363 in average. The school has 1,870 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,918 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 68 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,363
Student Population	1,870
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	68 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Aurora is $15,363 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $618.

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

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$14,586
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$618

Aurora 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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad 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 Aurora University is $15,363. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.33% 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	-
2023-2024	$15,363	-

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 $19,793 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
Aurora University	$15,363
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 living costs are $16,660 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Aurora.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.77% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $7,668. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.45% 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
2023-2024	$13,240	$3,204	$4,248	$3,420

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $651 at Aurora University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.34% 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	$618
2023-2024	$651

Graduate Programs at Aurora

Aurora University offers 22 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, 1,025 students have completed their study at Aurora University.

Offered Degrees at Aurora University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	936
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	3	54
Post Master's Degree	1	35
Total	22	1,025

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 35 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 519 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 34 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Aurora University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	35	-

Popular Master's Programs at Aurora University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	519	$41,300
Business Administration and Management	✕	127	$62,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	67	$63,600
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	65	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	32	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Aurora University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	34	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	11	-
Social Work	✕	9	-

Aurora University offers 22 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,025 students have completed their graduate studies.

936 students have earned/completed Master's program.
35 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 [+]	✕	199 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	-	$51,400
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	65	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	67	$63,600
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	13	$49,600
Special Education and Teaching	✕	27	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	19	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	32	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	12	-
Human Services [+]	✕	539 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	20	-
Social Work	✕	519	$41,300
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	19	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	129 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	127	$62,800
Digital Marketing	✕	2	-
	Total	936

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	11	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	34	-
Human Services [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Social Work	✕	9	-
	Total	54

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Social Work	✕	35	-
	Total	35

Graduate Student Population at Aurora

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,870 students enrolled into Aurora University graduate schools where it has total 5,918 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 925 full-time and 945 part-time graduate students. By gender, 370 male and 1,500 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	1,870	370	1,500
Full-time	925	164	761
Part-tme	945	206	739

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

There are 1,180 White (63.10%), 213 Black/African American (11.39%), 303 Hispanic (16.20%), 42 Asian (2.25%), and 132 students with other races. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,870	370	1,500
American Indian/Native American	3	2	1
Asian	42	8	34
Black/African American	213	25	188
Hispanic	303	60	243
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	1,180	246	934
Two More	43	10	33
Un-Known	79	16	63
Non-resident Alien	3	2	1

Aurora University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,128 graduate students (60.32% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 140 graduate students (7.49% 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	1,870
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,128
Enrolled Some Online Courses	140
Not in Online Courses	602

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Aurora University. 443 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.69% of total students), 145 students are aged above 50 (7.75%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Aurora University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,870	370	1,500
Age 20-21	23	2	21
Age 22-24	420	85	335
Age 25-29	456	82	374
Age 30-34	321	63	258
Age 35-39	205	48	157
Age 40-49	300	58	242
Age 50-64	136	30	106
Over 64	9	2	7

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