Graduate Programs at Eastern Illinois University

Graduate School Overview

Eastern Illinois University (referred to as EIU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Charleston, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).

EIU Directory Information
School Name	Eastern Illinois University (EIU)
Address	600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920
Phone	217-581-5000
Web	https://www.eiu.edu
Online Application	https://www.eiu.edu/myeiu/index.php?type=signup
Financial Info	https://www.eiu.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of EIU is $11,410 for Illinois residents and $22,695 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,941 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,857 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 105 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$22,695 $11,410 for Illinois Residents
Student Population	1,941
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	105 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at EIU is $11,410 for Illinois residents and $22,695 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $320 for Illinois residents and $769 for out-of-state students.

EIU offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including tuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Illinois Residents	$11,410
Out-of-State	$22,695
Tuition per Credit Hour
Illinois Residents	$320
Out-of-State	$769

EIU 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Eastern Illinois University is $11,410 for Illinois residents and $22,695 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.54% 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
	Illinois Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,176	$2,782	$17,232	$2,782
2019-2020	$7,356	$2,788	$17,654	$2,788
2020-2021	$7,503	$2,754	$18,007	$2,754
2021-2022	$7,691	$2,949	$18,458	$2,949
2022-2023	$7,691	$3,251	$18,458	$3,251
2023-2024	$8,060	$3,350	$19,345	$3,350

The graduate school tuition & fees of EIU is relatively expensive compared to public 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
Eastern Illinois University	$11,410	$22,695
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 $14,066 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at EIU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.84% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,370. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.25% 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	$9,882	$2,470	$9,500	$2,470
2019-2020	$10,030	$2,484	$9,596	$2,484
2020-2021	$10,262	$2,534	$9,834	$2,534
2021-2022	$10,548	$2,542	$10,062	$2,542
2022-2023	$10,812	$2,734	$10,342	$2,734
2023-2024	$11,298	$2,768	$10,602	$2,768

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $334 for Illinois residents and $804 for other students at Eastern Illinois University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.55% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Illinois Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$299	$718
2019-2020	$307	$736
2020-2021	$313	$750
2021-2022	$320	$769
2022-2023	$320	$769
2023-2024	$334	$804

Graduate Programs at EIU

Eastern Illinois University offers 45 graduate programs for Master's 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, 750 students have completed their study at Eastern Illinois University.

Offered Degrees at Eastern Illinois University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	32	629
Post Bachelor's Degree	11	91
Post Master's Degree	2	30
Total	45	750

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other) program with 54 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 71 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Eastern Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	54	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
Writing	✕	8	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at Eastern Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	71	$57,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	63	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	59	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	48	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	46	$53,200

Eastern Illinois University offers 45 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 750 students have completed their graduate studies.

629 students have earned/completed Master's program.
91 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
30 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Communication	✕	17	-
Education [+]	✕	194 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	63	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	71	$57,300
Special Education and Teaching	✕	14	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	25	$36,400
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	20	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	59	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	18 completers	$34,800
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	18	$34,800
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	23 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	23	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	21	-
Biotechnology	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Systems Science and Theory	✕	4	-
Gerontology	✕	10	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	18	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	11	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	5	-
School Psychology	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	10	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Economics	✕	5	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	1	-
Political Science and Government	✕	21	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	48	-
Music	✕	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	31	$54,000
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	15	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	20	-
Business [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	46	$53,200
Human Resources Development	✕	8	-
History [+]	✕	15 completers	-
History	✕	15	-
	Total	629

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Communication	✕	9	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	-	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	91

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
	Total	30

Graduate Student Population at EIU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,941 students enrolled into Eastern Illinois University graduate schools where it has total 8,857 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 948 full-time and 993 part-time graduate students. By gender, 897 male and 1,044 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	1,941	897	1,044
Full-time	948	518	430
Part-tme	993	379	614

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

There are 997 White (51.37%), 95 Black/African American (4.89%), 69 Hispanic (3.55%), 33 Asian (1.70%), and 747 students with other races. 645 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,941	897	1,044
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	33	9	24
Black/African American	95	35	60
Hispanic	69	31	38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	997	316	681
Two More	33	11	22
Un-Known	67	26	41
Non-resident Alien	645	467	178

Eastern Illinois University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 674 graduate students (34.72% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 615 graduate students (31.68% 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	1,941
Enrolled Online Exclusively	674
Enrolled Some Online Courses	615
Not in Online Courses	652

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Eastern Illinois University. 676 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.83% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 102 students are aged above 50 (5.26%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Eastern Illinois University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,941	897	1,044
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	34	13	21
Age 22-24	642	328	314
Age 25-29	550	298	252
Age 30-34	253	100	153
Age 35-39	166	51	115
Age 40-49	193	61	132
Age 50-64	90	40	50
Over 64	12	6	6

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