Lincoln Christian University Graduate Schools

Lincoln Christian University (referred to as Lincoln Christian) is a Private, 4 years school located in Lincoln, IL. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Lincoln Christian University is $8,992 in average. The school has 250 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 537 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1991 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Lincoln Christian Directory Information
School Name	Lincoln Christian University (Lincoln Christian)
Address	100 Campus View Drive, Lincoln, IL 62656-2111
Phone	217-732-3168
Web	https://www.lincolnchristian.edu
Online Application	https://www.lincolnchristian.edu/enrollment/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.lincolnchristian.edu/enrollment/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Lincoln Christian University is $8,992 in average. The school has 250 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 537 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 29 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$8,992
Student Population	250
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	29 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lincoln Christian University is $8,992 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $494.

Lincoln Christian University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Lincoln Christian University 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, remedial services, 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Lincoln Christian University is $8,992. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.04% 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	$7,920	-
2019-2020	$8,154	-
2020-2021	$8,388	$100
2021-2022	$8,712	$100
2022-2023	$8,892	$100

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lincoln Christian is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,843 (public) / $20,539 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lincoln Christian University	$8,992
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,786	$19,718
Public	$12,102	$18,843
Private	$20,539

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $12,751. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$6,652	$5,208
2019-2020	$6,843	$5,773
2020-2021	$6,843	$5,773
2021-2022	$6,843	$5,908
2022-2023	$6,843	$5,908

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $494 at Lincoln Christian University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.07% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$440
2019-2020	$453
2020-2021	$466
2021-2022	$484
2022-2023	$494

Graduate Programs at Lincoln Christian

Lincoln Christian University offers 11 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 102 students have completed their study at Lincoln Christian University.

Offered Degrees at Lincoln Christian University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	2	94
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	8
Total	11	2	102

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

The most popular Master's program is the Organizational Leadership program with 24 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 8 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Lincoln Christian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Organizational Leadership	✔	24	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	23	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	21	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	16	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	15	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Lincoln Christian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	8	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	2	-

Lincoln Christian University offers 11 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 102 students have completed their graduate studies.

94 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	55 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	16	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	0	-
Religious Education	✕	3	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	2	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	5	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	23	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	15	-
Business [+]	✔	24 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	24	-
	Total	94

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	8	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at Lincoln Christian

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 250 students enrolled into Lincoln Christian University graduate schools where it has total 537 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 81 full-time and 169 part-time graduate students. By gender, 145 male and 105 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	250	145	105
Full-time	81	36	45
Part-tme	169	109	60

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

There are 198 White (79.20%), 17 Black/African American (6.80%), 12 Hispanic (4.80%), 2 Asian (0.80%), and 21 students with other races. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	250	145	105
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	17	10	7
Hispanic	12	5	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	198	118	80
Two More	4	2	2
Un-Known	3	1	2
Non-resident Alien	13	7	6

Lincoln Christian University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 95 graduate students (38.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 66 graduate students (26.40% 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	250
Enrolled Online Exclusively	95
Enrolled Some Online Courses	66
Not in Online Courses	89

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Lincoln Christian University. 46 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.40% of total students), 43 students are aged above 50 (17.20%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Lincoln Christian University.