Graduate Programs at Illinois State University

Graduate School Overview

Illinois State University (referred to as Illinois State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Normal, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Illinois State Directory Information
School Name	Illinois State University (Illinois State)
Address	North and School Streets, Normal, IL 61790-1000
Phone	309-438-2111
Web	https://illinoisstate.edu
Online Application	https://www.admissions.illinoisstate.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://financialaid.illinoisstate.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Illinois State is $10,009 for Illinois residents and $12,646 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,628 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 20,683 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 163 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,646 $10,009 for Illinois Residents
Student Population	2,628
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	163 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Illinois State is $10,009 for Illinois residents and $12,646 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $415 for Illinois residents and $861 for out-of-state students.

Illinois State offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Illinois Residents	$10,009
Out-of-State	$12,646
Tuition per Credit Hour
Illinois Residents	$415
Out-of-State	$861

Illinois State 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)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad 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 Illinois State University is $10,009 for Illinois residents and $12,646 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 10.41% 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	$7,677	$1,832	$12,458	$1,832
2019-2020	$7,956	$1,797	$9,233	$1,797
2020-2021	$7,892	$1,565	$9,504	$1,565
2021-2022	$7,805	$1,968	$9,805	$1,968
2022-2023	$7,694	$1,954	$9,500	$1,954
2023-2024	$7,971	$2,038	$10,608	$2,038

The graduate school tuition & fees of Illinois State 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
Illinois State University	$10,009	$12,646
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 $18,922 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Illinois State.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.08% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $19,386. Off-campus living costs are increased by 23.78% 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	$9,850	$4,482	$8,836	$6,286
2019-2020	$9,850	$5,640	$8,172	$6,941
2020-2021	$9,850	$5,764	$8,358	$7,094
2021-2022	$10,146	$5,856	$8,462	$7,200
2022-2023	$10,602	$5,856	$8,462	$7,200
2023-2024	$11,584	$5,874	$12,048	$7,338

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $431 for Illinois residents and $951 for other students at Illinois State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 10.45% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Illinois Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$404	$838
2019-2020	$404	$838
2020-2021	$404	$838
2021-2022	$404	$838
2022-2023	$415	$861
2023-2024	$431	$951

Graduate Programs at Illinois State

Illinois State University offers 84 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, 1,154 students have completed their study at Illinois State University.

Offered Degrees at Illinois State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	41	835
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	8	58
Doctor's degree - other	2	15
Post Bachelor's Degree	27	232
Post Master's Degree	6	14
Total	84	1,154

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) program with 60 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 102 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 21 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Illinois State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	60	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	43	-
Management Science	✕	36	-
Women's Studies	✕	19	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	17	-

Popular Master's Programs at Illinois State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	102	$69,900
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	72	$39,300
Accounting	✕	68	$60,800
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	56	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	52	$44,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Illinois State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	21	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	11	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	8	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
School Psychology	✕	7	-

Illinois State University offers 84 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,154 students have completed their graduate studies.

835 students have earned/completed Master's program.
15 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
232 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
14 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 [+]	✕	19 completers	$42,900
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	19	$42,900
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	28	-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	✕	10	-
Education [+]	✕	179 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	52	$44,900
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	31	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	34	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	19	-
Business Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	9	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	11	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	22	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	56	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	12	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	9 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	11	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	22	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	72 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	72	$39,300
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	✕	9	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Psychology	✕	9	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	13	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	12	-
Human Services [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Social Work	✕	20	$40,400
Social Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	8	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	6	-
Political Science and Government	✕	8	-
Sociology	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	7	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	7	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	8	-
Music	✕	22	$31,700
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	83 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	33	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	22	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	28	$93,200
Business [+]	✕	170 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	102	$69,900
Accounting	✕	68	$60,800
History [+]	✕	14 completers	-
History	✕	14	-
	Total	835

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	8	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	21	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
Psychology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Nursing Science	✕	2	-
	Total	58

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	11	-
Nursing Practice	✕	4	-
	Total	15

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	3	-
Human Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Social Work	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	43	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	232

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	14

Graduate Student Population at Illinois State

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,628 students enrolled into Illinois State University graduate schools where it has total 20,683 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,406 full-time and 1,222 part-time graduate students. By gender, 880 male and 1,748 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	2,628	880	1,748
Full-time	1,406	568	838
Part-tme	1,222	312	910

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

There are 1,531 White (58.26%), 191 Black/African American (7.27%), 160 Hispanic (6.09%), 48 Asian (1.83%), and 698 students with other races. 597 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,628	880	1,748
American Indian/Native American	3	2	1
Asian	48	14	34
Black/African American	191	51	140
Hispanic	160	44	116
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	1,531	430	1,101
Two More	68	20	48
Un-Known	28	11	17
Non-resident Alien	597	306	291

Illinois State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 758 graduate students (28.84% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 437 graduate students (16.63% 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	2,628
Enrolled Online Exclusively	758
Enrolled Some Online Courses	437
Not in Online Courses	1,433

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Illinois State University. 878 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.41% of total students), 132 students are aged above 50 (5.02%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Illinois State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,628	880	1,748
Age 20-21	66	28	38
Age 22-24	812	291	521
Age 25-29	717	238	479
Age 30-34	359	139	220
Age 35-39	228	75	153
Age 40-49	314	78	236
Age 50-64	123	30	93
Over 64	9	1	8

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