Graduate Programs at Benedictine University

Graduate School Overview

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

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1958 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Benedictine Directory Information
School Name	Benedictine University (Benedictine)
Address	5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532-0900
Phone	630-829-6000
Web	https://www.ben.edu
Online Application	https://www.ben.edu/admissions/apply.cfm
Financial Info	https://www.ben.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Benedictine is $20,258 in average. The school has 1,081 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,123 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 103 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,258
Student Population	1,081
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	103 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Benedictine is $20,258 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $794.

Benedictine offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$19,181
Required Fees	$1,058
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$794

Benedictine 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 Benedictine University is $20,258. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.09% 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	$17,883	$1,103
2019-2020	$18,273	$1,136
2020-2021	$18,574	$1,135
2021-2022	$18,530	$1,110
2022-2023	$19,181	$1,058
2023-2024	$19,188	$1,070

The graduate school tuition & fees of Benedictine is average 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
Benedictine University	$20,258
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 $15,036 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Benedictine.

On-campus living costs are increased by 1.87% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,268. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.00% 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	$11,126	$3,080	$10,672	$4,364
2019-2020	$11,126	$3,080	$10,672	$4,364
2020-2021	$9,956	$3,080	$11,440	$4,364
2021-2022	$10,156	$3,202	$11,668	$4,586
2022-2023	$10,266	$3,236	$12,018	$4,586
2023-2024	$10,266	$3,488	$12,498	$4,770

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $795 at Benedictine University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.13% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$678
2019-2020	$694
2020-2021	$707
2021-2022	$711
2022-2023	$794
2023-2024	$795

Graduate Programs at Benedictine

Benedictine University offers 43 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, 858 students have completed their study at Benedictine University.

Offered Degrees at Benedictine University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	25	0	647
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	16
Post Bachelor's Degree	16	1	195
Total	43	1	858

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Epidemiology program with 89 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Public Health program with 218 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Organizational Behavior Studies program with 10 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Benedictine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Epidemiology	✕	89	-
Public Health (other)	✕	76	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	19	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	9	-
Nursing Education	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Benedictine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Health	✕	218	$59,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	197	$70,100
Management Information Systems	✕	70	-
Nursing Science	✕	60	-
Physiology	✕	26	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Benedictine University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	10	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	6	-

Benedictine University offers 43 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 858 students have completed their graduate studies.

647 students have earned/completed Master's program.
195 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Education	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	18	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	15	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Physiology	✕	26	-
Exercise Physiology	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	278 completers	-
Public Health	✕	218	$59,900
Nursing Science	✕	60	-
Business [+]	✕	295 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	197	$70,100
Accounting	✕	3	-
Finance	✕	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	17	-
Management Information Systems	✕	70	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	8	-
Taxation	✕	-	-
	Total	647

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	10	-
	Total	16

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	-	-
Accounting	✕	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	195

Graduate Student Population at Benedictine

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,081 students enrolled into Benedictine University graduate schools where it has total 3,123 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 214 full-time and 867 part-time graduate students. By gender, 313 male and 768 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	1,081	313	768
Full-time	214	62	152
Part-tme	867	251	616

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

There are 343 White (31.73%), 122 Black/African American (11.29%), 71 Hispanic (6.57%), 97 Asian (8.97%), and 448 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,081	313	768
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	97	16	81
Black/African American	122	28	94
Hispanic	71	15	56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	343	84	259
Two More	15	7	8
Un-Known	418	159	259
Non-resident Alien	11	3	8

Benedictine University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 862 graduate students (79.74% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 111 graduate students (10.27% 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	1,081
Enrolled Online Exclusively	862
Enrolled Some Online Courses	111
Not in Online Courses	108

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Benedictine University. 153 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.15% of total students), 87 students are aged above 50 (8.05%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Benedictine University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,081	313	768
Age 20-21	2	0	2
Age 22-24	151	53	98
Age 25-29	313	84	229
Age 30-34	194	62	132
Age 35-39	140	30	110
Age 40-49	194	59	135
Age 50-64	83	21	62
Over 64	4	4	0

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