Graduate Programs at Governors State University

Graduate School Overview

Governors State University (referred to as GSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in University Park, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1975 - Current[Estimated Date]).

GSU Directory Information
School Name	Governors State University (GSU)
Address	1 University Pky, University Park, IL 60484
Phone	708-534-5000
Web	https://www.govst.edu
Online Application	https://applynow.govst.edu
Financial Info	https://www.govst.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of GSU is $8,590 for Illinois residents and $10,072 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,818 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,427 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 85 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,072 $8,590 for Illinois Residents
Student Population	1,818
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	85 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at GSU is $8,590 for Illinois residents and $10,072 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $353 for Illinois residents and $706 for out-of-state students.

GSU offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Illinois Residents	$8,590
Out-of-State	$10,072
Tuition per Credit Hour
Illinois Residents	$353
Out-of-State	$706

GSU 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Governors State University is $8,590 for Illinois residents and $10,072 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -32.60% 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	$8,136	$1,848	$11,704	$1,790
2019-2020	$6,354	$1,928	$12,708	$1,928
2020-2021	$6,354	$1,966	$12,708	$1,966
2021-2022	$6,354	$1,966	$12,708	$1,966
2022-2023	$6,354	$2,236	$12,708	$2,236
2023-2024	-	-	$6,624	$3,448

The graduate school tuition & fees of GSU is inexpensive 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
Governors State University	$8,590	$10,072
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 $14,460 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at GSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.55% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,460. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.89% 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	$8,896	$3,000	$10,868	$3,000
2019-2020	$9,181	$3,000	$11,638	$3,000
2020-2021	$10,468	$3,000	$11,638	$3,000
2021-2022	$10,729	$3,000	$11,638	$3,000
2022-2023	$11,000	$3,100	$11,638	$3,100
2023-2024	$11,360	$3,100	$11,360	$3,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $476 at Governors State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -32.58% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$706
2019-2020	$706
2020-2021	$706
2021-2022	$706
2022-2023	$706
2023-2024	$476

Graduate Programs at GSU

Governors State University offers 55 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, 541 students have completed their study at Governors State University.

Offered Degrees at Governors State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	32	457
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	14
Doctor's degree - professional practice	2	2
Doctor's degree - other	1	65
Post Bachelor's Degree	7	1
Post Master's Degree	11	2
Total	55	541

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the English/Language Arts Teacher Education program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 64 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Therapy/Therapist program with 65 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Governors State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	-	-
Social Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Governors State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	64	-
Computer Science	✕	58	-
Public Administration	✕	38	-
Nursing Science	✕	35	-
Social Work	✕	34	$39,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at Governors State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	65	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	7	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	7	-
Nursing Practice	✕	2	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-

Governors State University offers 55 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 541 students have completed their graduate studies.

457 students have earned/completed Master's program.
65 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
2 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
2 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 [+]	✕	3 completers	$39,700
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	58	-
Education [+]	✕	64 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	64	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Environmental Biology	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Analytical Chemistry	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	55 completers	-
Psychology	✕	9	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	29	-
School Psychology	✕	17	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	10	-
Human Services [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	38	-
Social Work	✕	34	$39,100
Social Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	10	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	3	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	113 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	18	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	5	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	14	$31,400
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	31	-
Medical Informatics	✕	10	-
Nursing Administration	✕	-	-
Nursing Science	✕	35	-
Business [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	33	$66,900
Accounting	✕	9	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	3	-
Management Information Systems	✕	3	-
Management Science	✕	4	-
	Total	457

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	7	-
	Total	14

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	65 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	65	-
	Total	65

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Nursing Practice	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	-	-
	Total	1

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	1	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at GSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,818 students enrolled into Governors State University graduate schools where it has total 4,427 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 964 full-time and 854 part-time graduate students. By gender, 639 male and 1,179 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	1,818	639	1,179
Full-time	964	432	532
Part-tme	854	207	647

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

There are 505 White (27.78%), 523 Black/African American (28.77%), 159 Hispanic (8.75%), 49 Asian (2.70%), and 582 students with other races. 506 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,818	639	1,179
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	49	13	36
Black/African American	523	96	427
Hispanic	159	40	119
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	505	132	373
Two More	34	9	25
Un-Known	41	13	28
Non-resident Alien	506	336	170

Governors State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 394 graduate students (21.67% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 667 graduate students (36.69% 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	1,818
Enrolled Online Exclusively	394
Enrolled Some Online Courses	667
Not in Online Courses	757

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Governors State University. 416 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.88% of total students), 197 students are aged above 50 (10.84%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Governors State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,818	639	1,179
Age 20-21	14	5	9
Age 22-24	402	175	227
Age 25-29	560	248	312
Age 30-34	219	64	155
Age 35-39	158	40	118
Age 40-49	268	61	207
Age 50-64	177	39	138
Over 64	20	7	13

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